Tennessee fugitive apprehended in Carroll County

CARROLL COUNTY, Mo. (KQTV) -- The Missouri State Highway Patrol, with the assistance of multiple law enforcement partners, arrested a fugitive who escaped custody in Tennessee.

Jacob Allen Morley was arrested in Carroll County at approximately 11:34 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3.

Morley escaped the Northwestern Correctional Complex in Tiptonville, Tennessee, on Monday, Oct. 26. He was serving a life sentence for first-degree murder.

According to a news release, at approximately 9:30 a.m. on Nov. 3, the Patrol's Missouri Information Analysis Center and Troop A Communications received information from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation that Morley may be traveling west on Interstate 70 near Independence, Missouri.

The suspect vehicle was located using FLOCK cameras, according to the release, and officers began to deploy to the area.

With additional use of the FLOCK cameras, the suspect vehicle was located by undercover officers traveling south on Missouri 291 in Liberty, Missouri.

Officers from multiple agencies began moving into the area and coordinating, as it was believed the suspect was armed with multiple weapons.

The Kansas City Police Department was able to locate the vehicle with its helicopter and began to follow it. The suspect traveled east on Missouri 210 to Missouri 10, into Carroll County.

Finally, Morley traveled onto County Road 515 and attempted to travel off the roadway and became stuck. A Trooper with the Patrol confronted Morley and took him into custody without incident.

MSHP said that at no time during the investigation were any agencies in active pursuit with emergency equipment activated.