Killer who escaped Tennessee prison captured after week-long manhunt
Summary
Authorities recaptured Jacob Allen Morley in Missouri after he escaped from a Tennessee prison and prompted a week-long manhunt. Morley is serving a life sentence for the 2022 murder of his colleague, Cody Birchfield.Key Facts
- Morley, 28, escaped from Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville, Tennessee, on 25 October.
- Tennessee corrections officials said security footage showed Morley climbing through a prison fence and later stealing a vehicle from a nearby farm.
- Authorities tracked a stolen truck’s license plate through Missouri using automatic plate-reader technology.
- Missouri State Highway Patrol officers arrested Morley in Carroll County without incident.
- Police recovered three firearms reported stolen from the vehicle Morley was in.
- The search involved local, state and federal agencies, including the FBI and U.S. Marshals Service.
- Morley was convicted of first-degree murder for killing colleague Cody Birchfield in 2022 and sentenced in June 2025.
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