Tennessee Prison Escapee Captured in Missouri

Kansas City, MO – Around 12:00 p.m. on November 3, 2026, Jacob Morley was captured in Norborne, Missouri near Kansas City by federal, state and local law enforcement.

The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) in the Western District of Tennessee was requested by the Tennessee Department of Correction to assist in the search after Morley escaped from the Northwestern Correctional Complex in Tiptonville, Tennessee on the night of October 25, 2026.

Morley was serving a life sentence after being convicted of First-Degree Murder.

“Over the past nine days, the U.S. Marshals Service, alongside our partners, was engaged in a relentless pursuit of prison escapee, Jacob Morley, which ended today with his capture in Missouri,” said Tyreece Miller, U.S. Marshal for the Western District of Tennessee. “We are glad to assist in his return back to the Tennessee Department of Correction.”

The following USMS Offices assisted in the investigation: Eastern Tennessee, Kansas, Missouri, Wisconsin, Ohio, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Southern Illinois.

Other federal agencies who assisted: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Homeland Security Investigations.

The following state and local agencies in Tennessee assisted: Tennessee Department of Correction, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, Tennessee Highway Patrol, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, Tiptonville Police Department, Lake County Sheriff’s Office, Bartlett Police Department, Madison County Fire Department, Williamson County Sheriff’s Office, Obion County Sheriff’s Office, Dyer County Sheriff’s Office.

Law enforcement agencies outside of Tennessee who assisted: Marion, Illinois Police Department, Williamson County, Illinois Sheriff’s Office; Illinois State Police; Kentucky State Police; Independence, Missouri Police Department; Kansas City, Missouri Police Department; Carroll County, Missouri Sheriff’s Office; Missouri State Police, and the Missouri Career Criminal Unit.