{"id":1514,"date":"2026-10-26T18:07:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T18:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kcfj570am.com\/?p=1514"},"modified":"2026-10-26T18:07:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T18:07:07","slug":"convicted-murderer-escapes-tennessee-prison-authorities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kcfj570am.com\/?p=1514","title":{"rendered":"Convicted murderer escapes Tennessee prison: Authorities"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/syndication.abcaudio.com\/files\/2026-10-26\/Getty_prisonfence_102626.jpg\" alt><figcaption>(Getty Images stock photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Authorities are searching for 28-year-old Jacob Morley, a convicted murderer who escaped from a Tennessee prison, the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) announced Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Morley, who is serving a life sentence, escaped from the Northwest Correctional Complex, the agency said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At approximately 11:30 p.m. on October 25, 2026, staff at NWCX confirmed Morley was unaccounted for and immediately conducted an emergency count and search of the facility,&#8221; the agency said.<\/p>\n<p>Security cameras &#8220;confirmed Morley breached the perimeter fence and exited the facility in his TDOC uniform,&#8221; officials said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;TDOC is committed to protecting the safety of the public and is asking the community to immediately contact law enforcement with any sightings or information,&#8221; TDOC said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The agency said it is working with local, state and federal law enforcement to apprehend Morley.<\/p>\n<p>According to the agency, Morley was serving a life sentence for a conviction in Carter County, Tennessee, for crimes including first-degree murder, aggravated burglary, tampering with evidence, evading arrest and vandalism.<\/p>\n<p>A wanted poster from the TDOC describes Morley as 5 feet, 11 inches tall and weighing 240 pounds with green eyes and brown hair.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If you have any information regarding the whereabouts of Jacob Morley, please contact the Tennessee Department of Correction at 1-844-832-3463 or 911,&#8221; the poster read.<\/p>\n<p>Sheriff Bryan Avery of the Lake County Sheriff&#8217;s Office, where the prison is located, asked the public to remain &#8220;vigilant and exercise caution.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Anyone who encounters or believes they have spotted Morley should not approach, confront, or attempt to apprehend him,&#8221; Avery said in a statement Monday. &#8220;Instead, immediately dial 911 and provide any relevant information to law enforcement.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Northwest Correctional Complex, located in Tiptonville, Tennessee, is a prison with &#8220;the operating capacity to house 1,776 male inmates with custody levels ranging from minimum to close,&#8221; according to the Tennessee Department of Correction.<\/p>\n<p>According to ABC News Tennessee affiliate WJHL, Morley was found guilty of murder in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Getty Images stock photo) Authorities are searching for 28-year-old Jacob Morley, a convicted murderer who escaped from a Tennessee prison, the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) announced Monday. Morley, who is serving a life sentence, escaped from the Northwest Correctional Complex, the agency said. &#8220;At approximately 11:30 p.m. on October 25, 2026, staff at NWCX [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1514","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kcfj570am.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1514","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kcfj570am.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kcfj570am.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kcfj570am.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kcfj570am.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1514"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.kcfj570am.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1514\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kcfj570am.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kcfj570am.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kcfj570am.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}