Breaking News · November 3, 2026, 6:39 PM CST
As reported by NBC News:
Jacob Allen Morley, the convicted murderer who escaped from a Tennessee prison, is in custody, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said Tuesday.
He was captured more than a week after he escaped on Oct. 25 from the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville — a town of about 3,500 people roughly 100 miles north of Memphis — and, according to authorities, stole a truck that was later found abandoned in Illinois.
The TBI announced that Morley was captured near Kansas City, Missouri, and was in custody Tuesday.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol said in a statement that it received information from the TBI at around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday that Morley may have been traveling west on Interstate 70 near Independence. Morley’s vehicle was located by Flock Safety cameras, the statement said.
Officers from multiple agencies moved into the area, as it “was believed the suspect was armed with multiple weapons,” the statement said.[1]
Video: CNN, November 3, 2026 — “Convicted murderer who escaped Tennessee prison captured, officials say”. Matched to this story by shared names and terms in its title; watch the original for full context.
Where It Happened
The pin marks Kansas City as named in the report, not an exact address. Map data: OpenStreetMap contributors.
On the record
Officers from multiple agencies moved into the area, as it “was believed the suspect was armed with multiple weapons,” the statement said.[1]
“The Tennessee Department of Correction is grateful to our law enforcement partners and the public for their assistance in his capture,” the department said in a statement Tuesday.[2]
The numbers in the reporting
How 5 outlets are reporting it
- Escaped Tennessee inmate captured, authorities say (NBC News)
- Convicted Murderer Caught After Weeklong Escape From Tennessee Prison (The New York Times)
- Convicted murderer who escaped through Tennessee prison fence is captured, officials say (CNN)
- Escaped Tennessee inmate Jacob Morley captured in Missouri following second vehicle theft, multi-state manhunt (WBBJ-TV)
- Escaped Tennessee murderer Jacob Morley captured after multi-state manhunt, TBI says (WSMV)
What CNN reports
A convicted murderer who escaped a Tennessee jail was apprehended in Missouri and brought back into custody, officials said –– nine days after he breached the prison fence and drove off in a stolen truck.
The manhunt to find Jacob Morley, 28, ended on Tuesday, when state troopers captured Morley as he traveled through the Kansas City area, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
Authorities contacted the highway patrol’s Missouri Information Analysis Center Tuesday, saying Morley might be traveling through the state based on information obtained through FLOCK technology, the highway patrol said.[2]
What the official record says
the Mo site (notes) says, in its own words:
Justin Ewing 816-622-0800 ext. 3159 A2026-09 November 3, 2026 EMPHASIS: MSHP Apprehends Escapee From Tennessee – Carroll County On November 3, 2026, at approximately 11:34 a.m., the Missouri State Highway Patrol, along with multiple law enforcement partners, took Jacob Allen Morley, a fugitive who escaped custody in Tennessee, into custody.[3]
On November 3, 2026, at approximately 9:30 a.m., the Patrol’s Missouri Information Analysis Center and Troop A Communications received information from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation that Morley may be traveling westbound on Interstate 70 near Independence.[3]
How to Verify This Yourself
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References
- NBC News. Escaped Tennessee inmate captured, authorities say. ↩
- CNN. Convicted murderer who escaped through Tennessee prison fence is captured, officials say. ↩
- the Mo site (notes). MSHP News Release Primary (official source) ↩
- TN. TDOC Seeking Information Locating Escaped Inmate Jacob Allen Morley. Primary (official source) ↩
- KMBC. Authorities capture escaped Tennessee inmate near Kansas City, Missouri, after weeklong manhunt. Related coverage (not quoted above) ↩
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