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TIPTONVILLE, TENNESSEE, USA — Convicted Murderer Jacob Morley Escapes Prison Through Fence, Steals Truck; Manhunt Under

Jacob Allen Morley, 28, a man serving a life sentence for murder, escaped from the Northwest Correctional Complex, a state prison in Tiptonville, Tennessee, late Sunday night, Oct. 25, 2026. Staff found him missing at about 11:30 p.m. Security video shows he got through the outer fence while still wearing his prison uniform. Around 1 a.m. the next morning, video showed him stealing a white 2008 Ford F-350 pickup truck (Tennessee plate 138BBQV, "Lindamood Planting Company" on the door) in Lake County. The truck was later seen passing through Hornbeak and Troy. He is on the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation's Most Wanted list, with a reward of up to $2,500. He is 5 feet 11 inches tall, 240 pounds, with brown hair and green eyes. Do not approach him. Call 911 or 1-800-TBI-FIND (1-800-824-3463).

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Date
October 25, 2026
Location
Northwest Correctional Complex, Tiptonville, Lake County
Suspect
Jacob Allen Morley, 28 (inmate #674793)
Stage
SUSPECT ARRESTED

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Jacob Morley booking photo. Photo: Tennessee Department of Correction

Timeline

  1. NEW SUSPECT ARRESTED

    Update #12 — Captured near Kansas City — nine-day manhunt over

    The nine-day manhunt for Jacob Allen Morley, 28, is over. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation announced on Tuesday, November 3 that Morley was taken into custody near Kansas City, Missouri, nine days after he escaped on October 25 from the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville. Morley was serving a life sentence for the 2022 murder of his co-worker Cody Birchfield. No further details about the capture have been released yet. We are following this case and will update it again as soon as new information comes.
  2. Security camera images of Morley released by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. Photo: TBI via WJCL

    MANHUNT

    Update #11 — Police ask drivers at Marion, Illinois, truck stop for dash-camera video

    Investigators are asking truck drivers and travelers who were at the Pilot Travel Center, 2611 Vernell Road in Marion, Illinois, between 5 and 7 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 26, to check their dash-camera video for any sign of Morley. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said even small details could help.

    District Attorney Danny Goodman Jr. said on Friday that Morley was already in Marion by 4:40 a.m. Monday, but local police were not told about the escape until 6:15 a.m. He said those lost two hours gave Morley time to get away.

    Marion police say a few grainy security videos show a man who matches some of Morley's details, but they cannot confirm it was him. The Tennessee Department of Correction asked people to check vacant homes, vacation homes and sheds on their land. On Friday, Gov. Bill Lee named Christopher Hansen as the temporary head of the state prison system.

    There is still no confirmed sighting.

    Watch the video: https://abcnews.com/video/137732201/ (Video: ABC News)

  3. MANHUNT

    Update #10 — Reward rises to $17,500 — TBI following a Wisconsin bank-robbery lead

    The reward for information leading to the arrest of escaped murderer Jacob Allen Morley has risen to $17,500, U.S. Marshal for the Western District of Tennessee Tyreece Miller said on Thursday, October 29. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation also said on Thursday that it is aware of a report from Wisconsin, where a man robbed the Bank of Deerfield in Dane County at gunpoint on Tuesday, and that it is pursuing all potential leads. Dane County investigators said on Thursday morning that they have not ruled Morley out as a possible suspect, but the TBI has NOT confirmed any link between Morley and that robbery, and no surveillance footage or suspect description from Wisconsin has been released. Morley remains at large and dangerous. Anyone with information should call 1-800-TBI-FIND. We are following this case and will update it again as soon as new information comes.

  4. MANHUNT

    Update #9 — Reward for Morley's capture raised to $15,000

    The combined reward for information leading to the capture of escaped murderer Jacob Morley has risen to $15,000 — $7,500 from the Tennessee Governor's Office, $5,000 from the U.S. Marshals Service and $2,500 from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. Police in Marion, Illinois say there have been no confirmed sightings and no evidence found around the abandoned stolen truck, and Morley may have left the area. He remains at large and on the TBI's Most Wanted list.
  5. Jacob Morley's prison booking photo. Photo: Tennessee Department of Correction via ABC News

    MANHUNT

    Update #8 — Murdered Man's Sister Asks Public to Help Find Escaped Killer Jacob Morley

    Escaped prisoner Jacob Allen Morley, 28, was still on the run on Wednesday morning, Oct. 28. He got out of the Northwest Correctional Complex, a state prison in Tiptonville, Tennessee, late Sunday night, Oct. 25. He was serving a life sentence for murdering Cody Birchfield, whose body was found buried under Morley's home.

    On Wednesday, Birchfield's family and a friend spoke to ABC News. His sister, Carrie Norman, said she is "reliving this horrible tragedy all over again" and asked the public to help find her brother's killer. She said Birchfield was a kind man who would help anyone. His friend Diana Reid said she is scared because no one knows what Morley might do to avoid being caught.

    The truck Morley stole was found empty in Marion, Illinois, on Tuesday. Police there say there is no sign he is still in that area. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI), the U.S. Marshals and other agencies are still searching. A reward of up to $2,500 is offered. Morley is 5 feet 11 inches tall, about 240 pounds, with brown hair and green eyes. If you see him, do not go near him. Call 911 or 1-800-TBI-FIND.
  6. Security camera image of Morley at the truck he stole in Lake County, Tenn., early Monday. Photo: Tennessee Bureau of Investigation via NBC Chicago

    MANHUNT

    Update #7 — Illinois Police Say Morley Left Stolen Truck at 4 a.m. Tuesday, Then Vanished

    Escaped Tennessee killer Jacob Allen Morley, 28, is still on the run as of Tuesday night, Oct. 27. Police in Marion, Illinois, say security video shows the stolen white Ford F-350 truck was parked neatly behind a shopping center in Marion at about 4 a.m. Tuesday. A resident who saw news of the escape spotted the truck and called police at about 10 a.m. Marion police, U.S. Marshals and the Williamson County Sheriff's Office searched the area and the whole city for most of the day but did not find him. Police say there is no sign he is still near where the truck was left, and one tip they checked led nowhere. "He has vanished," Marion Police Chief David Fitts said, adding that no stolen cars have been reported there. People in Tennessee, Missouri and Illinois are asked to stay alert. Morley broke out of the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville, Tennessee, on Sunday night, Oct. 25, where he was serving life in prison for murder. He is 5 feet 11 inches, about 240 pounds, with brown hair and green eyes. If you see him, do not go near him. Call 911 or 1-800-TBI-FIND.
    Watch the video: https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/manhunt-stretches-across-3-states-including-illinois-for-convicted-murderer/ (Video: CBS News Chicago)
  7. The stolen Lindamood Planting Company Ford F-350 found abandoned in Marion, Illinois (side and front views). Photo: Tennessee Bureau of Investigation

    MANHUNT

    Update #6 — Stolen Truck Found Abandoned in Marion, Illinois

    The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) said in a 1 p.m. update on Tuesday, October 27, that the white Ford F-350 work truck escaped inmate Jacob Allen Morley stole from the Lindamood Planting Company in Lake County, Tennessee, has been found abandoned in Marion, Illinois. Police still do not know where Morley is, and he is still on the run. If you see him, do not go near him; call 911 right away. Anyone with information can call 1-800-TBI-FIND.
  8. Jacob Morley inside the Northwest Correctional Complex before his escape, wearing a beanie, glasses and prison clothes. Photo: Tennessee Department of Correction via Fox News

    MANHUNT

    Update #5 — Search Spreads to Missouri; New Prison Video Shows Morley in Beard and Glasses

    The search for escaped killer Jacob Morley now covers more than one state. The Missouri State Highway Patrol is asking people in Missouri, especially near the Tennessee border, to stay alert and check their home and trail cameras. Federal and state officers are helping Tennessee search for him, Fox News reports. As of Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 27, he is still on the run. New prison security images show him with a beard and glasses, wearing a gray beanie, a blue prison shirt, light pants and white sneakers. If you see him, do not go near him. Call 911 or 1-800-TBI-FIND.
    Watch the video: https://x.com/TBInvestigation/status/2114846427033608406 (Video: Tennessee Bureau of Investigation)
  9. CORRECTION What changed: Title now includes the state and USA

    MANHUNT

    Update #4 — Correction: Title now includes the state and USA

    Correction: Title now includes the state and USA

    Title now includes the state and USA

  10. MANHUNT

    Update #3 — WATCH: Video Shows Escaped Inmate Stealing a Truck

    The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation released security camera video showing Jacob Morley stealing a white 2008 Ford F-350 pickup from the 400 block of Keystone Drive in Lake County, Tennessee, around 1 a.m. Monday, Oct. 26, about an hour and a half after he escaped. Watch the video here: https://x.com/TBInvestigation/status/2114846427033608406. The truck has Tennessee plate 138BBQV and "Lindamood Planting Company" on the door. If you see him or the truck, do not go near him. Call 911 or 1-800-TBI-FIND.

  11. MANHUNT

    Update #2 — Who Jacob Morley Is and How He Escaped

    Morley was sentenced to life in prison for killing his co-worker, Cody Birchfield, in 2022. Birchfield's body was found in a box under Morley's home in Carter County, Tennessee, after he had been missing for a few weeks. When deputies came to Morley's home, he led police on a chase that ended in North Carolina. He was also convicted of breaking into a home, hiding evidence, vandalism and running from police. On Sunday night, Oct. 25, he slipped through the prison's outer fence in his uniform. Officials have not said how he got through. The Northwest Correctional Complex is in a remote farming area near the Mississippi River, about 90 miles north of Memphis. A 2023 state audit found the prison had a 61% shortage of correctional officers. If you see Morley or the truck, do not go near him. Call 911 or 1-800-TBI-FIND.

  12. MANHUNT

    Update #1 — Manhunt Continues for Escaped Inmate

    As of Tuesday morning, Oct. 27, Jacob Morley is still on the run. Tennessee Highway Patrol helicopters and troopers are helping search the area around the prison, and people nearby are asked to check doorbell, security and trail cameras for any sign of him or the stolen white Ford truck.

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