Escaped Tennessee inmate convicted of co-worker’s murder recaptured in Missouri

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WBBJ/Gray News) - Escaped convicted murderer Jacob Allen Morley was captured Tuesday near Kansas City, Missouri, following a multi-state manhunt that reignited earlier in the day when authorities discovered he had stolen a second vehicle in Illinois.According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office in Illinois, Morley was taken into custody without further incident by the Missouri State Highway Patrol as he traveled through the Kansas City area. Morley had been placed on the TBI’s Most Wanted list with a reward of up to $17,500 offered for his arrest.Second Stolen Truck Breaks the CaseThe breakthrough leading to Morley’s capture came early Tuesday morning in rural Williamson County, Illinois.At approximately 7:34 a.m., Williamson County deputies responded to a report of a stolen white 2005 Ford pickup truck used as a farm vehicle. Investigators determined Morley was responsible for the theft and developed evidence confirming