A manhunt is under way in Tennessee after a convicted murderer serving a life sentence escaped from prison.<\/p>\n
Jacob Allen Morley, 28, was found guilty of the 2022 killing of his co-worker and sentenced in 2025, prison records show.<\/p>\n
He escaped on Sunday from the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville, about 90 miles (145 km) north of Memphis, according to the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC).<\/p>\n
It said security camera footage confirmed Morley had breached the prison’s perimeter fence and escaped in his prison uniform.<\/p>\n
Investigators have released security camera video they say shows him stealing a nearby farm’s work car.<\/p>\n
Morley was convicted of first-degree murder over the killing of his colleague Cody Birchfield in 2022<\/p>\n
Morley has been added to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s most wanted list, the TDOC said. Initially, they offered a reward of up to $2,500 (\u00a31,900)for information leading to his arrest, on Wednesday, that number was increased to $15,000.<\/p>\n
Prison staff confirmed he was “unaccounted for” on Sunday night and begun an emergency headcount and search within the prison, officials said on Monday.<\/p>\n
“The Tennessee Highway Patrol has deployed aviation assets and state troopers to assist with the search,” the TDOC said.<\/p>\n
Prison records show his supervision level was listed as “low” and he was not eligible for release until December 2083.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday afternoon, investigators said the stolen vehicle had been found in Illinois about 120 miles north of Tiptonville, but Morley was not there.<\/p>\n
He was sentenced in June 2025 after being convicted of first-degree murder over the death of his colleague Cody Birchfield in 2022. Birchfield’s body was found in a metal box under Morley’s home,according to Carter County court records reviewed by the BBC.<\/p>\n
Birchfield died “as a result of a gunshot wound to the back of the head”, a pathology report cited in court said. Bullet casings matched a gun found in Morley’s house.<\/p>\n
The pair had developed a friendship while Birchfield was training Morley at the pallet manufacturing company they worked at, Birchfield’s sister said in her victim impact statement to the court.<\/p>\n
Besides murder, Morley was also convicted of vandalism, tampering with evidence, aggravated burglary, and evading arrest.His request for a new trial was denied in May.<\/p>\n
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