A Tennessee prisoner who escaped while serving a life sentence for murder was caught on Tuesday near Kansas City, Missouri, after more than a week on the run.
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who → escape → run
Jacob Morley, 28, was tracked down with the help of roadside cameras and a helicopter, and his truck became stuck in the mud, authorities said.
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Two rifles and a shotgun were recovered from the vehicle.
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rifles → recover → vehicle
On Wednesday, investigators were still working out how Morley managed to avoid capture for so long before being found hundreds of miles from the prison.
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Morley was serving his sentence for killing a co-worker four years ago.
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Morley → serve → worker
Authorities believe that in the days after his escape, he made his way to a farm near Marion, Illinois, roughly 127 miles (204 kilometers) away.
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He spent time in a shed on the property that hunters used periodically.
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Williamson County Sheriff Jeff Diederich said investigators found evidence that Morley drank beer and prepared garlic bread and other food at the farm.
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Morley → say → farm
He also left behind a handwritten note apologizing after taking a truck from the property, the sheriff said.
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Morley is additionally suspected of stealing clothes and the three firearms from the farm.
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Morley → suspect → farm
He is believed to have walked about 3 miles (5 kilometers) to reach the farm after abandoning a different truck he had driven following his escape.
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Security cameras recorded him walking away from that truck and at a couple of locations along Route 13.
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Diederich said the terrain, which includes fields and woods, would have made it hard for anyone to spot him.
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It remains unclear why Morley went to Marion, and why he was driving near Kansas City, more than 350 miles (563 kilometers) from the prison.
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“How he ended up in Marion is kind of a mystery,” Diederich said.
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Diederich said there is no evidence that anyone helped Morley.
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Morley escaped from the Northwest Correctional Complex, in Tennessee's far northwestern corner, on Oct. 25, after slipping through a fence in his prison clothes.
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Surveillance video showed him stealing a truck from a farm near the prison, which he later abandoned in Marion.
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Kim Wheeler-Elder, a spokesperson for the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, wrote in a text message that all “available information” regarding Morley's whereabouts when he was on the run has been released.
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The Missouri State Highway Patrol says it was told on Tuesday morning that Morley was possibly traveling west on Interstate 70 in the Kansas City area.
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Authorities said he was compliant when he was arrested.
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Morley was taken to the Lafayette County Jail in Lexington, Missouri, on Tuesday, according to Justin Ewing, a spokesperson for the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
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The Lafayette County Sheriff's Office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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Online court records show no charges have been filed against him in Missouri courts.
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Tennessee Attorney General Danny Goodman Jr. said in a phone interview that Morley could face charges in Missouri and Illinois, as well as in federal court.
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Goodman plans to file additional charges, but it is unclear when Morley will be returned to Tennessee.
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Morley was convicted of killing his co-worker Cody Birchfield in 2022.
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Birchfield's body was found in a box under Morley's home after he had been missing for a few weeks.
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