Manhunt for escaped Tennessee murder convict crosses state lines after his stolen truck is found abandoned in Illinois田纳西州一名谋杀犯越狱后，警方对其被盗卡车的搜捕行动跨越州界，该卡车在伊利诺伊州被发现遗弃。
The search for a convicted murderer who escaped from a Tennessee prison has crossed state lines after authorities found his stolen getaway truck in southern Illinois.
Tennessee Department of Correction
The search for a convicted murderer who escaped from a Tennessee prison has crossed state lines after authorities found his stolen getaway truck in southern Illinois.
The white 2008 Ford F-350 with Tennessee plates that Jacob Morley, 28, stole after his escape was found abandoned early Tuesday in Marion, Illinois, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said.
Morley’s “whereabouts remain unknown, and locating him continues to be an urgent priority for law enforcement,” the TBI said Tuesday.
“Illinois State Police is aware of the situation and has offered its assistance to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation,” police said in a statement Wednesday.
Morley is now on the TBI’s “ Most Wanted ” list, with a reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to his arrest.
He is the second inmate to escape in the past week from the custody of the Tennessee Department of Correction, whose commissioner resigned following the botched execution and hospitalization last month of Christa Pike , who’s now back in a maximum-security prison.
Morley escaped through a fence at Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville, Tennessee, late Sunday. Staff realized he was missing around 11:30 p.m., according to the Department of Correction.
Security camera footage later revealed Morley “breached the perimeter fence” and left the facility wearing his prison uniform, the department said. He then stole the truck early Monday in Lake County, according to the TBI.
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation
He had been sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of first-degree murder, aggravated burglary, tampering with evidence, evading arrest and vandalism.
Morley was convicted in the killing of Cody Birchfield, who was initially reported missing in February 2022, according to the Carter County Sheriff’s Office.
Birchfield’s body was found weeks after he went missing, in a box under Morley’s house, The Associated Press reported.
田纳西州惩教部
一名被判谋杀罪的罪犯从田纳西州监狱越狱，警方在伊利诺伊州南部发现了其被盗的逃跑卡车，对这名罪犯的搜捕行动已跨越州界。
田纳西州调查局称，28 岁的雅各布·莫利在越狱后偷走的那辆挂着田纳西州车牌的 2008 年款白色福特 F-350 皮卡，于周二清晨在伊利诺伊州马里恩被发现遗弃。
田纳西州调查局周二表示，莫利的“下落仍然不明，找到他仍然是执法部门的当务之急”。
“伊利诺伊州警方已了解情况，并已向田纳西州调查局提供协助，”警方周三在一份声明中表示。
莫利现在已被列入田纳西州调查局的“头号通缉犯”名单，提供线索协助逮捕他的人最高可获得 2500 美元的奖励。
他是过去一周内从田纳西州惩教署逃脱的第二名囚犯。上个月，克丽斯塔·派克（Christa Pike）的死刑执行失败，她被送往医院，之后该惩教署署长辞职。克丽斯塔·派克目前已被送回最高安全级别的监狱。
莫利于周日深夜从田纳西州蒂普顿维尔的西北惩教中心的围栏逃脱。据惩教部门称，工作人员在晚上11点30分左右发现他失踪了。
警方称，监控录像显示，莫利“突破了围栏”，身穿囚服离开了监狱。据田纳西州调查局称，他随后于周一凌晨在莱克县偷走了那辆卡车。
田纳西州调查局
他因一级谋杀、加重入室盗窃、篡改证据、拒捕和故意破坏罪被判处终身监禁。
据卡特县警长办公室称，莫利因杀害科迪·伯奇菲尔德而被定罪，科迪·伯奇菲尔德最初于 2022 年 2 月被报告失踪。
据美联社报道，伯奇菲尔德失踪数周后，人们在莫利家下面的一个箱子里发现了他的尸体。