A man accused of killing a person and staging it as a fatal bear attack in Tennessee was taken into custody in South Carolina over the weekend on murder charges, in what authorities described as a ...

The hunt for a fugitive who spent weeks on the run after allegedly calling in a bear attack to cover up a murder came to a close after he was recognized at a hospital this weekend. Nicholas Wayne ...

The man who sparked a nationwide search after he allegedly staged a hiker's murder as a bear attack in the Tennessee woodlands has been found and taken into custody, law enforcement said.

A man suspected of killing a vulnerable Tennessee man by faking a fatal bear attack was arrested in South Carolina, authorities said Monday. Police in Columbia, S.C., arrested Nicholas Wayne ...

(CNN) – The suspect who allegedly staged a fake bear attack to cover up a murder is in custody after a three-week manhunt. Nicholas Wayne Hamlett was taken into custody Sunday in Columbia ...

calling 911 with a fake name – Brandon Andrade – told police he was an injured hiker who had fallen off a cliff while running from a bear, per a series of sheriff's office press releases.

Authorities believe he posed as the victim while calling 911 and staged a bear attack. Law enforcement officials say they were able to link Lloyd's death back to Hamlett. He was later recognized ...