KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Fugitive Jacob Allen Morley has been arrested in Missouri, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.
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The agency reported Morley was caught near Kansas City. He escaped from the Northwest Correctional Complex during the night on October 25.
The last confirmed sighting of Morley was on October 26 at a Pilot Travel Center in Marion, Illinois. He was convicted of murdering a co-worker in 2022.
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As of Monday, November 2, Morley was still considered on the run according to a post on TBI’s social media. That changed within 24 hours when he was captured in Missouri.
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