Escaped Tenn. Convicted Murderer Jacob Morley Captured in Missouri After Multistate Search
Law enforcement used FLOCK cameras and a helicopter to track Jacob Allen Morley, who was believed armed and had escaped a Tennessee prison.
- On Tuesday, November 3, authorities captured fugitive Jacob Allen Morley near Kansas City, Missouri, ending a 10-day manhunt. The Missouri State Highway Patrol confirmed he was taken into custody without incident.
- Morley escaped from the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tennessee on October 25 by slipping through a boundary fence while wearing prison attire. He had been serving a life sentence for first-degree murder.
- Law enforcement tracked Morley using FLOCK technology and automated license plate readers after he stole a "metal flatbed work truck" from the Lindamood Planting Company. Authorities posted a $17,500 reward for information leading to his capture.
- After becoming stuck in mud near Norborne, Missouri, on Tuesday, Morley was "compliant" upon arrest, allowing MSHP troopers to take him into custody without incident. The multi-agency search concluded successfully.
- Morley faced multiple charges including first-degree murder, aggravated burglary, and evading arrest for killing a colleague four years ago. The Northwest Correctional Complex escape highlights ongoing security concerns at the facility under investigation.
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28-year-old convicted murderer Jacob Allen Morley climbed a fence and escaped from a Tennessee jail, but was tracked down and apprehended by officers after a week. A key role in this was played by advanced technology for automatically reading license plates on the vehicle he stole.
Escaped Tennessee Inmate Caught After 10 Days on the Run When His Truck Gets Stuck in the Mud
An escaped Tennessee prisoner convicted of murder was recaptured Tuesday near Kansas City, Missouri, when his truck got stuck in the mud after troopers used roadside cameras and a helicopter to track him down, ending 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 at around noon, officials said. Investigators learned early Tuesday that Morley was…
US authorities, in a joint operation, successfully apprehended Jacob Allen Morley, a convicted murderer who had escaped from a Tennessee prison after a nine-day manhunt spanning three states.
Convicted killer who escaped Tennessee prison captured after week-long manhunt
MEMPHIS — US authorities have recaptured a man serving a life sentence for murder after he escaped a Tennessee prison more than a week ago.A trooper for the Missouri State Highway Patrol took the fugitive, Jacob Allen Morley, 28, into custody around 11:30 a.m., the agency said in a statement.Morley was convicted of first-degree murder in 2025 for the 2022 death of a co-worker. He was serving a life sentence at the Northwest Correctional Complex …
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