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Manhunt underway for convicted murderer who escaped from prison, officials say
Katherine Langford
Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Edina, MN
Katherine oversees editorial operations across all six brands. Before joining The Meridan Group, she spent 14 years at the Minneapolis Star Tribune, where she led the metro desk through its digital transformation. She holds a Master's in Journalism from Northwestern's Medill School.
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LAKE COUNTY, Tenn. (WMC/Gray News) – A convicted murderer is on the run after escaping from a prison in Tennessee. Officers at the Northwest Correctional Complex in Lake County discovered inmate Jacob Morley was missing late Sunday night. Surveillance footage shows Morley breached a perimeter fence and left the facility in his prison uniform. Authorities released video of him allegedly stealing a white 2008 Ford F-350 during his escape around 1 a.m. Monday. The truck has a Tennessee license plate 138BBQV and is marked with Lindamood Planting Company on the side.TBI released new footage of escaped inmate Jacob Morley stealing a white 2008 Ford F-350Morley is serving a life sentence for first-degree murder in the 2022 killing of Cody Birchfield in Carter County, officials said. He was also convicted of abuse of a corpse, tampering with evidence and aggravated burglary.Morley was found guilty on Feb. 3 and sentenced to life with chance of parole.According to the Tennessee Bureau of Invest
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