What This Story Is About
- Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) officials are asking residents to check their properties and be aware of their surroundings as the search for an escaped convicted murderer continues.
Why It Matters
- Morley is serving a life sentence with the possibility of parole for the 2022 killing of Cody Birchfield in Carter County.
- Officials continue searching for Morley, asking people in the area of Pilot Travel Center at 2611 Vernell Road in Marion, Illinois, on Monday, Oct. 26, between 5 a.m. and 7 a.m. to review dash camera video.
- They are also asking residents in Tennessee and the surrounding states to check their properties for anything suspicious.
For Context
- Jacob Morley escaped from the Northwest Correctional Complex in Lake County early Monday, Oct. 26.
Catch Up
- The search for escaped Tennessee inmate Jacob Allen Morley has expanded across state lines after he escaped from the Northwest Correctional Complex in Lake County and stole a work truck.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) officials are asking residents to check their properties and be aware of their surroundings as the search for an escaped convicted murderer continues.
Jacob Morley escaped from the Northwest Correctional Complex in Lake County early Monday, Oct. 26. During his escape, he stole a white Ford truck with a flatbed marked with Lindamood Planting Company…