Reward Raised To $15,000 For Escaped Tennessee Inmate
Jacob Allen Morley breached a prison fence in Tiptonville before a stolen pickup turned up in Illinois.
By Stephen Collins ·
The reward for information leading to the arrest of Jacob Allen Morley rose to $15,000 on Wednesday after the Tennessee Governor's office and the U.S. Marshals Service added funds. The previous reward had been up to $2,500, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said. Morley, 28, has been missing since Sunday.
Staff at the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville confirmed around 11:30 p.m. Sunday that Morley was gone. Security cameras showed he had cut through the perimeter fence while still wearing his prison uniform, the Tennessee Department of Correction reported. He was serving a life sentence there.
Around 1 a.m. Monday, video captured Morley taking a white 2008 Ford F-350 marked "Lindamood Planting Company" with an air compressor in the bed, the bureau said. The truck was found abandoned early Tuesday in Marion, Illinois. Morley had been convicted of first-degree murder, aggravated burglary, tampering with evidence, evading arrest and vandalism.
Authorities have placed Morley on the Tennessee Most Wanted list and describe him as dangerous, warning the public not to attempt an arrest. He is listed at 6 feet tall or slightly under, weighing 240 to 270 pounds, with brown hair and green eyes. Tips can be called in to 1-844-832-3463 or 911.
Source: Hoover Patch · original report published
