Tennessee inmate convicted of murder escapes from prison, manhunt underway: Officials
Jacob Allen Morley, a Tennessee inmate serving a life sentence for murder, escaped from Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville on Sunday, prompting a manhunt. Officials say he breached a fence in prison clothing and stole a pickup truck during his getaway; authorities consider him dangerous.
Morley, 28, was convicted in 2025 of murdering Cody Birchfield, whose body was found beneath Morley’s home after his 2022 arrest. The stolen vehicle is a white 2008 Ford F-350 bearing Tennessee plate 138BBQV and Lindamood Planting Company markings. State and federal agencies are assisting the search, and officials have asked anyone with information to call 844-832-3463.
In short
- Tennessee inmate Jacob Allen Morley escaped from prison.
- He is serving life for a 2025 murder conviction.
- Authorities are searching for him and a stolen white pickup.
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