Missouri State Highway Patrol captured escaped Tennessee prisoner Jacob Allen Morley
Jacob Allen Morley, a Tennessee inmate serving a life sentence for murdering co-worker Cody Birchfield in 2022, was captured Tuesday in Carroll County, Missouri, near Norborne. He escaped the Northwest Correctional Complex on Oct. 25. Authorities said he stole a pickup truck in Illinois; Missouri officers located the vehicle using license plate readers.
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More than a week after escaping prison, Jacob Allen Morley was captured Tuesday near Kansas City, Missouri. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said Morley was back in custody, and the Missouri State Highway Patrol took him into custody in Carroll County, near Norborne. He escaped Oct. 25 from the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville after breaching a perimeter fence, officials said. On Tuesday morning, Williamson County deputies in Illinois responded to a report of a stolen white 2005 Ford pickup used as a farm vehicle. Investigators determined Morley had stolen the truck and left southern Illinois heading west, authorities said. Missouri officers located the vehicle using automated license plate readers and undercover officers. Morley received a life sentence for the 2022 murder of his former co-worker Cody Birchfield.
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- NBC News — Escaped Tennessee inmate captured, authorities say
- Action News 5 — Escaped Tennessee inmate Jacob Morley captured in Missouri following second vehicle theft, multi-state manhunt
- CNN — Convicted murderer who escaped through Tennessee prison fence is captured, officials say | CNN
- PBS News — Escaped Tennessee inmate convicted of co-worker's murder is recaptured in Missouri, officials say | PBS News
- CBS News — Escaped murderer captured over a week after breaking out of Tennessee prison - CBS News
- ABC7 Chicago — Tennessee convicted murderer who escaped prison captured near Kansas City - ABC7 Chicago
- kmbc.com — Missouri authorities capture escaped Tennessee inmate outside KC - KMBC
Verifier’s note
KMBC, NBC News, Action News 5, CNN, PBS News, CBS News, and ABC7 Chicago all report that Jacob Morley was captured in Missouri on Tuesday. Their accounts match the proposed event and timing.