COLUMBIA, SC —
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said Nicholas Hamlett was caught in South Carolina. He is wanted for murder in Tennessee.
Hamlett was last seen on Halloween night in Chapin, South Carolina.
Monroe County said Hamlett was caught in Columbia, South Carolina, on Sunday afternoon, November 10.
According to the Columbia Police Department, Hamlett was recognized by a worker at a Columbia hospital. The worker quickly called the cops, who arrived on the scene.
A fingerprint reader proved that Hamlett is who he says he is, and the US Marshals Service Carolinas Regional Task Force is temporarily holding him. Officials said that plans have been made with Tennessee officials to extradite Hamlett to Monroe County.
Source: National search for man wanted for murder ends in South Carolina
