Escaped Tennessee inmate convicted of co-worker's murder is recaptured, officials say

A antheral convicted of execution who escaped from a Tennessee situation was recaptured connected Tuesday aft much than a week connected the run, authorities said.

Jacob Morley, who was serving a beingness condemnation for sidesplitting a co-worker 4 years ago, was apprehended successful Missouri.

Morley, 28, escaped from the Northwest Correctional Complex successful Tennessee’s acold northwestern country connected Oct. 25, aft helium slipped done a obstruction successful his situation clothes. Surveillance video showed him stealing a motortruck from a workplace astir 2 miles (3 kilometers) away. The motortruck was recovered abandoned past week successful Marion, Illinois, astir 120 miles (193 kilometers) northbound of the situation and astir 90 miles (145 kilometers) southeast of St. Louis.

The Tennessee Department of Correction did not instantly respond to a petition for comment.