Convicted murderer who escaped from Tennessee prison captured in Missouri

A convicted murderer serving a life sentence for killing a co-worker has been recaptured after escaping from a Tennessee prison last week. Authorities confirmed his capture in Missouri, where he evaded capture for over a week before being stopped by state highway patrol officers. The fugitive, who had been behind bars since his 2019 conviction, was found outside Kansas City. Law enforcement details the circumstances of his brief but high-profile escape.

Jacob Morley, serving a life sentence for killing a co-worker, slipped through a prison fence last weekA man convicted of murder who escaped from a Tennessee prison was recaptured on Tuesday in Missouri after more than a week on the run, authorities said.Jacob Morley, who was serving a life sentence for killing a co-worker four years ago, was apprehended outside Kansas City, Missouri, before midday by the state highway patrol. Continue reading...