Missouri State Highway Patrol recaptures convicted murderer who escaped Tennessee prison
Jacob Allen Morley broke out of the Northwest Correctional Complex last week before Missouri state troopers tracked down the escaped murderer.
Missouri state troopers have recaptured an escaped murderer who broke free from a Tennessee prison last week, a highway patrol spokesperson told Fox News Digital Tuesday.
Jacob Allen Morley broke out of the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville, Tennessee, on Oct. 25, officials there said previously.
Details about his capture were not immediately available, but the spokesperson said more information would be forthcoming.
"This just happened, so we're still getting all the details," he said.
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Staff at the prison noticed Morley was unaccounted for at around 11:30 p.m., and a review of surveillance footage subsequently revealed him crossing through the prison's perimeter fence. According to Tennessee Highway Patrol dispatch audio, Morley was last seen at the prison around 4 p.m. Sunday.
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Fox News' Adam Sabes contributed to this report.
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