Jacob Allen Morley, 28, stole a white heavy-duty pickup truck during his getaway. A Tennessee inmate serving a life sentence for murder has escaped from prison, prompting a manhunt.
Birchfield’s body was found underneath Morley’s home following the arrest. Morley’s former girlfriend, Landree Sheperd, testified at Morley’s trial. On March 2, 2022, Morley was arrested following a police chase that went to the North Carolina state line.
She revealed that Morlet said at one point that “he f—ing killed him.”
Morley was seen on security video Monday, October 26, breaching a fence while in prison clothing. He was seen in video around 1 am, stealing a vehicle on the 400 block of Keystone Drive, roughly two miles south of the prison, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said. “Morley has been added to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Most Wanted list, and a reward of up to $2,500 is available for information leading to his arrest. Call 911 immediately or contact TBI at 1-800-TBI-FIND,” Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said in a release .
Residents in the area are asked to check home security and doorbell cameras, trail and hunting cameras, and other surveillance systems for possible sightings or activity. Anyone who sees Morley or has information about his whereabouts should not approach him.
