Escaped Tennessee inmate Jacob Morley recaptured near Kansas City
Jacob Morley, a convicted murderer who escaped a Tennessee prison on Oct. 25, was recaptured near Kansas City, Missouri, on Tuesday.
Jacob Morley, a convicted murderer who escaped from a Tennessee prison, was recaptured on Tuesday near Kansas City, Missouri. The Missouri State Highway Patrol caught him before midday, The Guardian reports. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said he is in custody, according to NBC News.
Morley escaped from the Northwest Correctional Complex on Oct. 25, PBS NewsHour reports. He got out by slipping through a fence, according to CBS News and PBS. PBS says he was wearing his prison clothes.
He had been serving a life sentence. The Guardian and PBS say the conviction was for killing a co-worker. The Guardian says the killing happened four years ago.
He was on the run for more than a week.
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- Fox NewsMissouri State Highway Patrol recaptures convicted murderer who escaped Tennessee prisonTue, Nov 3, 12:21 PM EST
- NBC NewsEscaped Tennessee inmate captured, authorities sayTue, Nov 3, 1:01 PM EST
- ABC NewsTennessee escaped murderer caught near Kansas CityTue, Nov 3, 1:08 PM EST
- CBS NewsTennessee murderer captured over a week after escaping prisonTue, Nov 3, 1:09 PM EST
- The GuardianConvicted murderer who escaped from Tennessee prison captured in MissouriTue, Nov 3, 2:42 PM EST
- PBS NewsHourEscaped Tennessee inmate convicted of co-worker's murder is recaptured in Missouri, officials sayTue, Nov 3, 3:54 PM EST
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