A man told 911 a bear chased him off a cliff. Weeks later, he was arrested for murder

Authorities say Nicholas Hamlett killed a man in Tennessee in an attempt to steal his identity, and reported it to police as a bear attack. He was arrested in South Carolina after a weekslong manhunt.

A man told 911 a bear chased him off a cliff. Weeks later, he was arrested for murder
Nicholas Hamlett, seen on these images from his wanted poster, was the subject of a weekslong manhunt following the Oct. 18 murder of Steven Lloyd. Authorities say Hamlett befriended Lloyd and lured him into a wooded area in Tennessee, killing him in an attempted identity theft plot.

Authorities say Nicholas Hamlett killed a man in Tennessee in an attempt to steal his identity, and reported it to police as a bear attack. He was arrested in South Carolina after a weekslong manhunt.