FBI, US Marshal Service join nationwide manhunt for murder suspect accused of faking bear attack

The FBI and U.S. Marshal Service person joined nan nationwide manhunt for a Tennessee man who called successful a carnivore onslaught nether a mendacious personality to screen up a murder. 

Nicholas Wayne Hamlett pretended to beryllium a man named Brandon Andrade erstwhile he dialed 911 astir 11:34 p.m. connected Oct. 24 and told constabulary he was injured and trapped successful a assemblage of h2o aft a carnivore chased him disconnected a cliff while hiking successful Hamilton County, nan Monroe County Sheriff's Office wrote successful a Facebook post. 

Authorities traced nan telephone to an area adjacent Tellico Plains, northeast of Chattanooga. There, they recovered a bloodied corpse pinch Andrade's ID. Police later learned that Andrade's ID had been stolen by Hamlett and utilized aggregate times. Police judge Hamlett stole nan ID to flight parole, past faked his death for an chartless reason.

At a Wednesday property conference, authorities said they realized thing was awry erstwhile nan dormant man's injuries were inconsistent pinch a carnivore onslaught aliases a autumn from a cliff, and quickly realized that nan dormant man was not Andrade.

Hamlett is considered "armed and dangerous," and authorities urged anyone pinch accusation astir his whereabouts to travel guardant and pressed nan criminal to move himself in. 

"Nick. Let’s extremity this peacefully. Turn yourself in. Have your time successful court," Joseph Carrico, nan typical supplier successful complaint of nan FBI for nan authorities of Tennessee, said astatine nan conference. 

"The agelong limb of nan rule has a agelong and immense reach, and we will find you nary matter wherever you hide. The deputies and investigators present now cognize their region well. The TBI agents cognize their authorities well. The FBI and nan Marshall Service cognize nan state good and person scope crossed nan world. So there’s obscurity to hide," Carrico continued.

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Nicholas Wayne Hamlett, pictured successful 3 photographs above, is wanted for first-degree execution retired of Monroe County, Tennessee. He allegedly stole nan personality of Brandon Andrade and claimed to beryllium Andrade erstwhile he called 911 posing arsenic a hiker who had been chased disconnected a cliff by a bear.  (Monroe County Sheriff's Office)

Authorities did not place nan dormant man astatine nan conference. But Monroe County Sheriff Tommy Jones said Hamlett and his unfortunate knew each different for "quite a fewer months" earlier nan onslaught took place.

Hamlett, 45, utilized a clone sanction erstwhile constabulary questioned him astir his 911 call. Authorities judge he has abandoned his Tennessee home, and opportunity that he besides has connections successful Alabama, Montana, Alaska, Kentucky and Florida.

"There is simply a consequence to nan public, a awesome consequence to nan public," Jones said. "The offender, he does person a history. He did cognize this victim. He has known him for rather a fewer months now. But yes, location is simply a consequence of nan public. This was not isolated incident by immoderate means."

The U.S. Marshal Service is offering a $5,000 reward for accusation starring to nan wanted man. Anyone who sees Hamlett is urged to telephone 911, Monroe County Dispatch astatine 423-442-4357 and not attack him. Anyone pinch accusation is urged to interaction section rule enforcement aliases telephone 1-877-926-8332.

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Nicholas Hamlett is suspected of execution successful Tennessee. (Monroe County Sheriff's Office)

In 2009, Hamlett was arrested successful Niceville, Florida aft he lured a man into nan woods successful Alabama, according to WBS. 

Hamlett held nan Alabama man astatine gunpoint and attempted to onslaught him pinch a shot bat earlier burying him successful nan woods, AL.com reported. He utilized nan sanction Joshua Jones erstwhile he reached retired to that unfortunate truthful "he could get immoderate insurance," according to tribunal documents reviewed by nan outlet. 

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Tellico Plains successful East Tennessee, successful nan region wherever Hamlett disappeared. (Amy Smotherman Burgess/Knoxville News Sentinel via USA TODAY NETWORK)

Hamlett was charged pinch attempted execution and kidnapping successful 2012, but pleaded to nan lesser discourtesy of felony battle and was sentenced to 20 years successful prison. He had 4 anterior felony convictions, according to Alabama tribunal records.

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Hamlett, who is wanted for first-degree murder successful nan unidentified man's death, is said to person bluish eyes, beryllium 5'7" gangly and measurement 170 pounds. He reportedly uses aggregate aliases and whitethorn still beryllium utilizing Brandon Andrade's name.