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Escaped Tennessee murderer Jacob Morley captured in Missouri
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said Jacob Morley, 28, was arrested Tuesday in Carroll County, Missouri, more than a week after escaping prison, BBC and CBS News reported.
- New headline Was: “Killer who escaped Tennessee prison captured after week-long manhunt”
- Our desk filed its story
- BBC is now reporting this
- New headline Was: “Escaped murderer captured over a week after breaking out of Tennessee prison”
- New headline Was: “Tennessee murderer captured over a week after escaping prison”
1 earlier update
- New headline Was: “Convicted murderer who escaped prison captured”
Authorities recaptured Jacob Allen Morley, 28, on Tuesday in Carroll County, Missouri, more than a week after he escaped a Tennessee prison, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said, according to BBC and CBS News1,2.
Morley was serving a life sentence at Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville for the 2022 killing of coworker Cody Birchfield1,2. Security video showed him breaching a fence in his prison uniform around 11:30 p.m. on Oct. 25, the outlets reported1,2.
BBC said a tip placed him at an Illinois property from which a truck was stolen; automatic plate readers then tracked the vehicle into Missouri1. Missouri State Highway Patrol took him into custody without incident at 11:34 a.m. Tuesday, and three stolen firearms were recovered, TBI said1.
CBS News said additional video showed theft of a white 2008 Ford F-350, later found in Marion, Illinois2. Rewards for information had been increased to as much as $17,5001,2.
Court records cited by BBC said Birchfield died of a gunshot wound and his body was found in a metal box under Morley’s home1. How Morley got through the prison fence beyond the video of a breach was not explained2.
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How it’s being reported
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CBS News
Killer who escaped Tennessee prison captured after week-long manhunt
Tip, plate readers, firearms recovered
BBC reports Morley was taken into custody without incident after a stolen truck was tracked. BBC News
Leaves out Prison-staff comment
CBS NewsFirstEscaped murderer captured over a week after breaking out of Tennessee prison
Escape video and prison context
CBS News details the fence breach, stolen Ford F-350 and rewards of up to $17,500.
Leaves out Missouri arrest mechanics
Where they agree
- Morley escaped Oct. 25 and was caught Tuesday.
- He was serving life for Birchfield’s murder.