Convicted murderer who escaped prison captured
Tennessee escaped murderer Jacob Morley has been caught near Kansas City, Missouri.
Last month, Jacob Morley, a convicted murderer serving a life sentence for murder, aggravated burglary, tampering with evidence, evading arrest, and vandalism, escaped from the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville, Tennessee.
Tennessee authorities announced on October 26 that Morley had escaped the prison. The Williamson County Sheriff's Office in Illinois reported a stolen vehicle on a Tuesday morning, southwest of Marion, Illinois. They determined that the white 2005 Ford pickup truck, used as a farm vehicle, had been stolen by Morley.
Coordinated efforts between the Williamson County Sheriff's Office and other law enforcement agencies led to the apprehension of Jacob Allen Morley by the Missouri State Highway Patrol near Kansas City, Missouri. Morley, 28, was taken into custody in Carroll County, Missouri, about an hour east of Kansas City.
According to the Tennessee Department of Corrections, Morley had been serving his sentence for crimes committed in Carter County, Tennessee. At around 11:30 p.m. on October 25, 2026, TDOC staff at the Northwest Correctional Complex confirmed Morley was unaccounted for. Surveillance cameras confirmed he had breached the perimeter fence and exited the facility wearing his prison uniform.
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