A man has been arrested after allegedly killing a hiker and calling cops pretending he himself was chased off a cliff by a bear in order to cover up the crime.
Nicholas Wayne Hamlett, 45, is accused of calling 911 in late October claiming to be Brandon Andrade and saying he was hurt after falling off a cliff while being pursued by a bear.
Detectives responded to the Charles Hall Bridge area in the small mountain town of Tellico Plains, Tennessee, and found a body with the ID of Brandon Kristopher Andrade.
But Andrade’s identity had been stolen and used on various occasions, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office.
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