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Escaped Tennessee inmate convicted of co-worker’s murder is recaptured after more than a week on the run, officials say

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Associated Press. (2026, November 3). Escaped Tennessee inmate convicted of co-worker’s murder is recaptured after more than a week on the run, officials say. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/11/03/us-news/escaped-tennessee-inmate-convicted-of-co-workers-murder-is-recaptured-after-more-than-a-week-on-the-run-officials-say/

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Jacob Morley, 28, was recaptured after escaping from Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville, Tennessee, on October 25. He had been serving a life sentence for killing his co-worker Cody Birchfield in 2022 and evaded capture for over a week, stealing a truck during his escape and leading police on a chase that ended in North Carolina. Morley was convicted of first-degree murder among other charges related to the crime. The Tennessee Department of Correction had offered a reward of up to $17,500 for information leading to his arrest.

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Jacob Allen Morley, a convicted murderer serving a life sentence for killing his co-worker four years ago, was recaptured on November 3, 2026, near Kansas City, Missouri, after escaping from the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville, Tennessee on October 25. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation announced Morley's capture following a ten-day manhunt involving multiple law enforcement agencies across states. His truck got stuck in mud in Carroll County, Missouri, and he was apprehended by the Missouri State Highway Patrol "without incident" at 11:34 am local time. Law enforcement had combined rewards of up to $17,500 for information leading to his arrest.

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Jacob Morley, who was serving a life sentence for killing a co-worker four years ago, was apprehended in Missouri. asserted

who → serve → Missouri

Morley, 28, escaped from the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tennessee’s far northwestern corner on Oct. 25, after he slipped through a fence in his prison clothes. asserted

he → escape → clothes

Surveillance video showed him stealing a truck from a farm about 2 miles (3 kilometers) away. asserted

him → show → farm

The truck was found abandoned last week in Marion, Illinois, about 120 miles (193 kilometers) north of the prison and roughly 90 miles (145 kilometers) southeast of St. Louis. asserted

truck → find → Louis

The Tennessee Department of Correction did not immediately respond to a request for comment. asserted

Department → respond → comment

Morley was serving a life sentence for killing co-worker Cody Birchfield in 2022. asserted

Morley → serve → 2022

Birchfield’s body was found in a box under Morley’s home after he had been missing for a few weeks. asserted

he → find → weeks

The two lived in Carter County, in eastern Tennessee. asserted

two → live → Tennessee

When Morley saw deputies at his home, he led officers on a chase that ended in North Carolina, authorities said. asserted

authorities → see → Carolina

Morley was convicted of first-degree murder, aggravated burglary, tampering with evidence, vandalism and evading arrest. asserted

Morley → convict → arrest

After his escape, law enforcement agencies searched buildings and other structures near the prison, which is in Tiptonville, about 90 miles (145 kilometers) north of Memphis in flat farmland near a bend in the Mississippi River. asserted

which → search → River

Prison officials offered a reward of up to $17,500 for information leading to Morley’s arrest. asserted

officials → offer → arrest

Several violent attacks between inmates and by employees have been reported in recent years at Northwest Correctional Complex. asserted

attacks → report → Complex

A grand jury in July returned dozens of indictments for five inmate killings and other violent acts. asserted

jury → return → killings

Following the failed execution of Christa Pike in September, Department of Correction Commissioner Frank Strada resigned after less than three years on the job. asserted

Strada → follow → job

State Sen. Tom Hatcher said the resignation couldn’t come soon enough. asserted

resignation → say → ?

“We need new leadership,” the Republican from Blount County said. asserted

Republican → need → County

“We’re doing oversight work behind the scenes about several of our prisons. asserted

We → do → prisons

We’re just waiting to see who our next governor will be and who is the next commissioner.” asserted

who → wait → ?

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