Nationwide manhunt underway for man wanted for Tennessee murder

MIAMI — A nationwide manhunt is underway for a man wanted for a execution retired of Tennessee that happened past week.

The Monroe County Sheriff's Office successful Tennessee connected Saturday nighttime has asked for nan public's thief successful uncovering 45-year-old Nicholas Wayne Hamlett, who they said it wanted for first-degree murder. Authorities told CBS News Miami that he has ties to Montana, Tennessee, Alabama, Alaska, Kentucky and Florida.

Hamlett is said to beryllium 5'7" and 170 lbs and is considered to beryllium equipped and dangerous. Authorities said Hamlett's location is presently chartless and if you spot him, do not attack him and telephone 911 immediately.

Just earlier 11:35 p.m. connected Oct. 18, nan Monroe County Sheriff's Office received a transferred telephone from Polk County, Tennessee, astir a distressed hiker who claimed to beryllium a man named "Brandon Andrade," nan Saturday nighttime property merchandise stated. The man allegedly told dispatchers that he had "fallen disconnected a cliff while moving from a bear," and that he was injured and partially successful nan water. Authorities were capable to ping his location successful nan area of nan Charles Hall Bridge connected nan Cherahola Skyway successful Tellico Plains, astatine slightest 80 miles northwest of Chattanooga.

When emergency unit and hunt and rescue crews from various agencies arrived, they recovered a dormant man pinch Andrade's ID connected him and brought nan assemblage to nan Knox County Regional Forensic Center.

Monroe County Sheriff's detectives reviewed nan segment and learned that nan dormant man was not Andrade and that nan ID "had been stolen and utilized connected aggregate occasions," nan property merchandise said. Additionally, they learned that Hamlett had been utilizing Andrade's ID and that he was wanted retired of Alabama connected a parole violation. It was past wished that Hamlett had utilized a clone sanction erstwhile calling Knox County dispatch aft nan distress call. However, he was believed to person fled his Tennessee location earlier his personality was verified.

The Monroe County Sheriff's Office, on nan FBI and various different Tennessee rule enforcement agencies, has been moving diligently to find Hamlett and get much accusation connected nan deceased. The dormant man has only been identified arsenic a John Doe. Special agents pinch nan Tennessee Bureau of Investigation are presently moving connected sketches of John Doe to beryllium released to nan public.

The circumstances surrounding nan incident is still nether investigation and further accusation will beryllium released astatine a later time, nan Monroe County Sheriff's Office said.

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