Jacob Morley, the convicted murderer who escaped a Tennessee prison last month, has been taken into custody near Kansas City, Missouri, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation announced Tuesday.
Morley had escaped from the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville, the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) announced on Oct. 26.
According to the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office in Illinois, authorities responded to a report of a stolen vehicle on Tuesday morning, southwest of Marion, Illinois.
In this image posted to social media by the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office, Jacob Morley is shown on Nov. 3, 2026.
Williamson County Sheriff’s Office – Illinois
“Investigators subsequently determined that the
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