# Tennessee inmate convicted of murder escapes from prison, manhunt underway: Officials

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/tennessee-inmate-convicted-of-murder-escapes-from-prison-manhunt-underway-officials/
- Published: 2026-10-26T17:27:45+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-27T02:21:35+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Far right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/us/tennessee-inmate-convicted-murder-escapes-prison-manhunt-underway-officials
- Topics: Cybersecurity, Technology, World

## Key points

- 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.

## Summary

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.

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