Nicholas Wayne Hamlett was arrested in South Carolina on Sunday, November 10, in connection with the October 18 murder of Steven Douglas Lloyd in a complex identity theft case.

• The man police believe killed Steven Douglas Lloyd allegedly called 911 under a fake name late on the night of Oct. 18 and claimed he was an injured hiker who had fallen off a cliff while running from a bear, according to a series of press releases from the sheriff’s office.

• Police find dead man with identification matching name given by caller

• This identification card, which belonged neither to the caller nor to the dead man, led police to a murder investigation that crossed state lines.

A man allegedly befriended another person, lured him to a wooded area in Tennessee, killed him, stole his identity, and then, Calling 911 under a fake name – Brandon Andrade – told police he was an injured hiker who fell off a cliff while running from a bear, according to a series of press releases by the sheriff’s office.

Law enforcement went to the location of the allegedly injured hiker and found a dead man. But police later discovered that neither the dead man nor the person who called 911 was Andrade, according to Monroe County Sheriff Tommy J. Jones II.

Nicholas Wayne Hamlett “used a false name when speaking with law enforcement,” according to a Monroe County Sheriff’s Office press release.

45-year-old Hamlett arrested Sunday, Nov. 10, in Columbia, S.C., after being diagnosed at a hospital there, according to the Sheriff. Hamlett, Tenn., according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. He is charged with first-degree murder in Monroe County and parole violation in Alabama.

Hamlett’s true identity was confirmed by fingerprints, according to law enforcement officials.

It was not immediately clear whether Hamlett had entered a plea or retained an attorney because the courts were closed for Veterans Day.

According to the sheriff’s office, the Monroe County E-911 Center in Tennessee received a 911 call from a man claiming to be Andrade on Oct. 18 at 11:34 p.m.

The caller claimed he was injured and partially submerged.

Law enforcement traced the call to the Charles Hall Bridge over the Cherahola Skyway in Tellico Plains, Tenn., where they found a dead man identified as Brandon Kristopher Andrade. The body was taken to the Knox County Regional Forensic Center.

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However, during the investigation, Monroe County law enforcement determined that the dead man was not Andrade, and that the ID found on his body was stolen and used multiple times, according to the sheriff’s office.

Law enforcement agencies tracking the use of this ID, wanted poster for Hamlett, who they determined had already fled his home in Tennessee.

Hamlett, whose list of aliases includes “Nic Hamlett,” was previously charged with attempted murder and parole violation in Alabama, according to a wanted poster released by the U.S. Marshals Service. (The status of the previous case was not immediately clear.)

The wanted poster said he had ties to Tennessee, Montana, Alaska, Kentucky, North Carolina and Florida and was traveling under aliases.

The body was later determined to be that of a 34-year-old boy. Steven Douglas Lloyd From Knoxville, Tenn.

According to Monroe County Sheriff Jones, Lloyd grew up as a foster child who was later adopted. Sheriff Jones said in a press release that he “has trust issues and has been diagnosed with a mental health disorder known as Reactive Attachment Disorder.”

The disorder is “a rare but serious condition in which an infant or young child is unable to form healthy relationships with their parents or caregivers.” Mayo ClinicIts symptoms include “unexplained withdrawal, fear, sadness, or irritability,” “failure to seek comfort or respond when comfort is given,” and “inability to receive support or help.”

There may be a disorder continue into adulthood.

Lloyd would periodically leave his home to live on the streets while staying in touch with his family, according to Sheriff Jones, who described Lloyd as a man who “loved the outdoors and was very helpful when it came to others.”

Sheriff Jones said Lloyd trusted Hamlett, the two became friends, and that he retreated into the woods before Hamlett took “Steven’s life and identity.”