Man serving life sentence for murder escapes Tennessee prison, slipping through fence, officials say
Summary
Tennessee authorities are searching for Jacob Morley, a 28-year-old serving a life sentence for murder, after officials say he escaped from the Northwest Correctional Complex. Investigators say surveillance video showed him leaving through a fence and later taking a truck; officials offered up to $2,500 for information leading to his arrest.Key Facts
- Officials discovered Morley was missing at about 11:30 p.m. Sunday at the prison in Tiptonville, Tennessee.
- Investigators said video showed Morley, wearing his prison uniform, escaping through a fence; they did not explain how he got through it.
- Officials said surveillance video showed Morley taking a truck at about 1 a.m. Monday.
- The truck was recorded near the Hornbeak fire department, about 15 miles from the prison, at about 1:18 a.m.
- Law enforcement searched buildings and other structures near the prison, about 90 miles north of Memphis.
- Morley was sentenced to life for killing co-worker Cody Birchfield in 2022; Birchfield’s body was found in a box beneath Morley’s home.
- Morley was also convicted of aggravated burglary, evidence tampering, vandalism and evading arrest.
- The prison can house 1,776 men and minors convicted as adults; a 2023 audit reported a 61% vacancy rate for correctional officers at the complex in that fiscal year.
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