Tennessee murderer recaptured in Missouri over week later

Summarised from 4 outlets · Updated 3 Nov, 18:45 · Archive

Jacob Morley, serving a life sentence for murder, has been recaptured in Missouri more than a week after escaping a Tennessee prison.

Jacob Morley, 28, a convicted murderer serving a life sentence at the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville, Tennessee, has been recaptured near Kansas City, Missouri, after evading law enforcement for more than a week.

Morley escaped on 25 October when correctional officers discovered him missing at around 11:30 p.m. Security footage later showed him slipping through a perimeter fence still wearing his prison uniform. On 27 October, further footage showed him stealing a white 2008 Ford F-350 pickup truck from Lake County. The vehicle was found later that day in Marion, Illinois, approximately 150 miles north of the prison.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation announced Morley's recapture on Tuesday. The bureau thanked the public for assistance and tips during the search and acknowledged the efforts of law enforcement partners involved in the multi-state manhunt. Morley had been convicted of killing a coworker four years before his escape.

How it is being reported

• Convicted murderer who escaped from Tennessee prison captured in MissouriJacob Morley, serving a life sentence for killing a co-worker, slipped through a prison fence last week A man convicted of murder who escaped from a Tennessee prison was recaptured on Tuesday in Missouri after more than a week on the run, authorities said. Jacob Morley, who was serving a life sentence for killing a co-worker four years ago, was apprehended outside Kansas City, Missouri, before midday by the state highway patrol. Continue reading...Guardian World · 3 Nov, 19:42
• Murderous inmate that escaped Tennessee jail is finally found on the run 7 days later in Missouri - sporting the same beard and glasses he fled inJacob Allen Morley, 28, was captured near Kansas City on Tuesday, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said. He had been on the run for a week after breaking out of jail.Daily Mail · 3 Nov, 18:46
• Tennessee murderer captured over a week after escaping prisonJacob Morley was serving a life sentence at the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tennessee when he escaped by slipping through a fence on the property.CBS News · 3 Nov, 18:23
• Missouri State Highway Patrol recaptures convicted murderer who escaped Tennessee prisonJacob Allen Morley broke out of the Northwest Correctional Complex last week before Missouri state troopers tracked down the escaped murderer.Fox News · 3 Nov, 17:21

In this story: Jacob Morley · Northwest Correctional Complex · Tiptonville, Tennessee · Kansas City, Missouri · Tennessee Bureau of Investigation · Marion, Illinois

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