A murderer who escaped prison in Tennessee was captured Tuesday near Kansas City, Missouri, after a 10-day manhunt.
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Jacob Morley, who was convicted of murdering a colleague four years ago and sentenced to life in prison, was detained at approximately midday after his truck got stuck in mud.
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The Missouri State Highway Patrol got word Tuesday morning that Morley was potentially traveling west on Interstate 70 in the Kansas City area.
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Automated license plate readers and undercover officers on a western Missouri state highway located the vehicle.
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Morley was driving a "metal flatbed work truck" featuring a white cab, said Sgt. Justin Ewing, a spokesperson for the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
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Authorities do not know how he got the truck or where he was headed.
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Ewing said that while Morley may have ties to the Kansas City area, officials do not think he stopped at any homes.
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A Kansas City police helicopter also tracked the vehicle into Carroll County, a small county in northwest Missouri.
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Morley drove off the road and got stuck in mud, Ewing said, enabling a state trooper to capture him without incident.
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Morley was "compliant" upon arrest, ending the weeklong search.
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The 28-year-old convict had broken out of the Northwest Correctional Complex, situated in the far northwest tip of Tennessee, on Oct. 25 by passing through a boundary fence while still wearing prison attire.
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Security camera footage captured Morley stealing a farm truck close to the facility, which was later discovered deserted in Marion, Illinois, approximately 120 miles (193 kilometers) north of the penitentiary.
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Morley had been given a life term for the 2022 murder of his co-worker, Cody Birchfield.
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Authorities found Birchfield’s body concealed in a box beneath Morley’s residence.
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Both men lived in Carter County in eastern Tennessee.
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When sheriff's deputies initially arrived at his property, Morley fled, initiating a vehicular pursuit that concluded in North Carolina, officials said.
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He was ultimately found guilty of first-degree murder, aggravated burglary, evidence tampering, vandalism, and evading arrest.
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Following his prison breach, law enforcement agencies scoured nearby structures around the facility in Tiptonville, an agricultural region near a bend in the Mississippi River located roughly 90 miles (145 kilometers) north of Memphis.
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Prison officials had posted a reward reaching $17,500 for information resulting in his capture.
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The break-out marks another setback for the state’s correctional infrastructure in Tennessee.
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In recent years, the Northwest Correctional Complex has seen numerous violent incidents involving both prisoners and staff members.
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A grand jury handed down dozens of indictments in July related to five inmate deaths alongside additional violent offenses.
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Furthermore, Department of Correction Commissioner Frank Strada stepped down after under three years in office, following the botched execution attempt of Christa Pike in September.
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