Escaped Tennessee Inmate Jacob Morley Captured Near Kansas City After More Than a Week
Photo: NBC NewsJacob Allen Morley, 28, a convicted murderer who escaped a Tennessee prison on Oct. 25, was captured near Kansas City, Missouri, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation announced Tuesday. Morley was serving a life sentence at the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville when officials found him missing at about 11:30 p.m. Security video showed him getting through a perimeter fence, the Tennessee Department of Correction said. He was added to the state's Most Wanted list and described as dangerous. He allegedly stole a white Ford F-350 truck, later found abandoned in Illinois. Court documents show he was convicted in 2025 of murder, abuse of a corpse, tampering with evidence and aggravated burglary in the 2022 killing of co-worker Cody Birchfield, 34. A Missouri State Highway Patrol spokesperson said troopers recaptured him and that more details would follow. The TBI said more information on the escape and search would be released as available.
CBS News and NBC News, the left-leaning outlets, lead with the TBI announcement. CBS quotes the bureau's thanks to the public and partner agencies and details the fence footage and later video of the truck theft. NBC adds the Illinois truck, court records and an interview with Birchfield's sister, Carrie Norman, who called Morley very dangerous. Fox News, on the right, leads with the Missouri State Highway Patrol recapture, notes that capture details were unavailable, and raises a possible link to an armed bank robbery in Deerfield, Wisconsin. It also links to stories on a head start of over five hours before local police were notified. Both sides agree on the escape date, location and capture; they differ in sources and emphasis. TMZ's short item mostly mirrors the basic facts and mentions photos.
How the sides differ Left sources stress the TBI statement, the stolen truck and the victim's family; right sources lead with the Missouri patrol and a possible Wisconsin bank robbery link.
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CBS and NBC lead with the TBI's capture announcement, quoting its thanks to the public. They add fence footage, the stolen truck, court records and NBC's interview with the victim's sister.
TMZ runs a brief item confirming Morley is back in custody near Kansas City per the TBI, and notes that photos accompany the story.
Fox News leads with the Missouri State Highway Patrol recapture, quoting its spokesperson. It notes that details are pending and mentions a possible Wisconsin bank robbery link and the delayed police notification.