Convicted murderer who escaped from Tennessee prison captured in Missouri
Summary
Jacob Morley, 28, was captured outside Kansas City, Missouri, on Tuesday, more than a week after escaping from a Tennessee prison. He was serving a life sentence for the 2022 murder of his co-worker Cody Birchfield.Key Facts
- Missouri state highway patrol officers apprehended Morley before midday.
- Authorities said automated license plate readers showed Morley traveling through Missouri.
- Morley escaped on October 25 from the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville, Tennessee.
- Surveillance video showed Morley stealing a truck from a farm near the prison; authorities later found the truck in Marion, Illinois.
- Morley was convicted of first-degree murder, aggravated burglary, tampering with evidence, vandalism, and evading arrest.
- Birchfield’s body was found in a box under Morley’s home after Birchfield had been missing for several weeks.
- Prison officials offered up to $17,500 for information leading to Morley’s arrest.
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