田纳西州当局正在全力搜捕一名从州立监狱逃脱、据称偷走一辆工作卡车且仍在逃的已决谋杀犯。田纳西州惩教部在周一的一份声明中说，28岁的雅各布·艾伦·莫利在周日晚上11点30分被报告失踪前某个时候，从位于蒂普顿维尔的西北矫正中心逃脱。“进一步查看监控录像证实，莫利突破了周界围栏，身穿田纳西州惩教部制服离开了设施，”田纳西州惩教部在声明中说。
Authorities in Tennessee launched an intense manhunt for a convicted murderer who escaped from a state prison, allegedly stole a work truck and remains on the loose. Jacob Allen Morley, 28, escaped from the state’s Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville sometime before he was reported as missing at 11:30 p.m. Sunday, prison officials said in a statement Monday. “Further review of security cameras confirmed Morley breached the perimeter fence and exited the facility in his TDOC uniform,” the Tennessee Department of Correction said in a statement.
据州执法和惩教官员称，到周一凌晨1点，他在这座约3500人口的城市（位于孟菲斯以北约100英里）据称偷走了一辆白色福特F-350平板卡车。蒂普顿维尔靠近密西西比河及其与密苏里州的州界。
By 1 a.m. Monday, he allegedly stole a white, Ford F-350 flatbed truck in the city of about 3,500, some 100 miles north of Memphis, state law enforcement and corrections officials said. Tiptonville is near the Mississippi River and its state line with Missouri.
田纳西州调查局将莫利列入其通缉榜首，并请求该市居民检查可能拥有的任何视频，以寻找该囚犯的踪迹。“敦促居民检查家庭安防系统，包括门铃摄像头和野外红外相机，查看是否有莫利或被盗卡车的踪迹，”该局在一份声明中说。
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation placed Morley on its most-wanted list and asked residents of the city to check any video they may have for possible footage of the convict. “Residents are urged to check home security systems, including doorbell cameras and trail cameras, for any sightings of Morley or the stolen truck,” the bureau said in a statement.
监控录像显示，一名戴着针织帽的男子绕到车辆后部走向驾驶座车门。随后画面显示卡车的雨刮器摆动，随即卡车被开走。
Security video of the alleged truck theft shows a man in a beanie walk around the rear of the vehicle to the driver’s side door. It then shows the truck’s windshield wipers moving before the truck is driven away.
田纳西州惩教部称，莫利身高5英尺11英寸（约180厘米），体重240磅（约109公斤）。该部门表示，向任何提供线索导致该逃犯被捕的人提供高达2500美元的奖金。任何发现该囚犯的人被要求立即拨打911或1-800-TBI-FIND。
Morley is 5 feet, 11 inches tall and weighs 240 pounds, the Tennessee Department of Correction said. It said a reward of up to $2,500 is available to anyone who has information leading to the fugitive’s capture. Anyone who sees the convict was asked to immediately call 911 or 1-800-TBI-FIND.
根据卡特县书记官办公室分享的法庭文件，莫利于2022年向其同事、34岁的科迪·伯奇菲尔德后脑勺开枪将其击毙。文件称，伯奇菲尔德的尸体在莫利住所下方的一个大型金属箱中被发现。
Morley fatally shot his coworker, 34-year-old Cody Birchfield, in the back of the head in 2022, according to court documents shared by the Carter County Clerk’s Office. Birchfield’s body was found in a large metal box under Morley’s residence, the documents state.
莫利于2025年2月被判有罪，并被判处终身监禁。根据法庭文件，他还因虐待尸体、篡改证据和加重入室盗窃罪被判有罪——后者是因为从受害者处偷窃工具。法院书记官办公室表示，莫利在审判中被描述为“孤僻者”。他主张正当防卫，并称自己有心理健康问题，包括双相情感障碍。
Morley was convicted in February 2025 and sentenced to life behind bars. He was also convicted of abuse of a corpse, tampering with evidence, and aggravated burglary — the latter for stealing tools from the victim, according to the court documents. Morley was described at trial as a “loner,” the clerk’s office said. He claimed self-defense and said he had mental health issues, including bipolar disorder.