Hamlett is the suspect in a Monroe County murder, identity theft scheme and nationwide manhunt. (Courtesy: WVLT)

Monroe County Murder Suspect Makes First Court Appearance

Posted on November 19, 2024

Monroe County, TN (WOKI) A Monroe County murder suspect remains held without bail Tuesday following his first court appearance.

Nicholas Wayne Hamlett led law enforcement on an almost month-long manhunt before he was taken into custody in Columbia, South Carolina on November 10. He is accused of killing 34-year-old Steven Lloyd near the Cherohala Skyway, then making a bogus 911 call under the guise that he was an injured hiker in need of help, giving responders a false name and leading them to the scene where they found Lloyd’s body.

Hamlett was also appointed a public defender and given a date, November 26, for a possible preliminary hearing.

*Hamlett is the suspect in a Monroe County murder, identity theft scheme and nationwide manhunt*. (*Courtesy*: *WVLT*)

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