The reward for information leading to the arrest of Jacob Allen Morley , a Tennessee inmate who escaped from prison while serving a life sentence , has been increased to $15,000, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation revealed on Wednesday, October 28. The TBI had previously offered a $2,500 reward of its own.
While the Tennessee Governor’s Office tacked on an additional $7,500, the U.S. The Marshals Service went on to add another $5,000.
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The TBI said in its most recent update that a vehicle Morley stole has been found, but the 28-year-old inmate remains missing. Morley was sentenced to life in prison after being convicted in 2025 of murdering Cody Birchfield three years ago. The Tennessee Department of Correction said that Morley escaped from the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville, Tennessee , on Sunday, October 25. Prison staff found he was unaccounted for around 11:30 p.m. Morley was seen on security video Monday, October 26, breaching a fence while in prison clothing. He is described as 5 feet, 11 inches tall and weighing 240 pounds. The bureau said in a release that 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. Anyone with any information about Morley’s whereabouts is urged to contact 1-800-TBI-FIND immediately, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said.
Along with the first-degree murder conviction, he was also found guilty of burglary, vandalism, tampering with evidence and evading arrest. He has brown hair and green eyes.
“If you see Morley, do not approach him — call 911 at once,” it added. Sunday and immediately conducted an emergency count and search of the facility, according to a Tennessee Department of Correction statement shared with Fox News Digital.
