官员称，28岁的雅各布·艾伦·莫利周日晚在田纳西州蒂普顿维尔一处惩教设施被发现失踪。
Manhunt Begins After Convicted Murderer Escapes From Tennessee Prison Jacob Allen Morley, 28, was discovered to be missing late Sunday at a correctional facility in Tiptonville, Tenn., officials said.
官员表示，周一，一名从田纳西州一处惩教设施越狱的囚犯正在被追捕，他因谋杀罪在该设施服无期徒刑。
A manhunt was underway on Monday for an inmate who had escaped from a correctional facility in Tennessee, where he was serving a life sentence for murder, officials said.
田纳西州惩教署在周一上午的一份声明中说，这名男子名叫雅各布·艾伦·莫利，28岁，于周日晚11点30分左右在田纳西州蒂普顿维尔的西北惩教综合设施被发现失踪，该设施位于孟菲斯以北约125英里处。
The man, Jacob Allen Morley, 28, was discovered to be missing around 11:30 p.m. on Sunday at the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville, Tenn., about 125 miles north of Memphis, the Tennessee Department of Correction said in a statement Monday morning.
声明说，工作人员立即搜查了监狱。官员表示，查看监控录像后发现，莫利突破了该综合设施的周边围栏，身穿囚服逃离。
Staff members immediately searched the prison, the statement said. A review of the security cameras showed Mr. Morley had breached the complex’s perimeter fence and fled in his prison uniform, officials said.
该署表示，正与地方、州和联邦执法官员合作寻找莫利。官员说，监狱附近的建筑物和设施已被搜查并排除。该署说，田纳西州公路巡警已部署空中支援和州警协助搜寻。
The department said it was working with local, state and federal law enforcement officials to find Mr. Morley. Buildings and structures near the prison have been searched and cleared, officials said. The Tennessee Highway Patrol deployed aerial support and state troopers to assist with the search, the department said.
据田纳西州约翰逊城的电视新闻台WJHL报道，莫利因科迪·伯奇菲尔德之死于2025年被判一级谋杀罪成立，伯奇菲尔德曾于2022年2月被报失踪。
Mr. Morley was convicted of first-degree murder in 2025 in the death of Cody Birchfield, who had been reported missing in February 2022, according to the TV news station WJHL in Johnson City, Tenn.
莫利于2022年3月在北卡罗来纳州被捕。WJHL报道称，他被拘留后，警员搜查了莫利的住所，并在那里发现了伯奇菲尔德的尸体。
Mr. Morley was arrested in North Carolina in March 2022. WJHL reported that after he was taken into custody, deputies searched Mr. Morley’s home and found Mr. Birchfield’s body there.
监狱记录显示，莫利还曾被判犯有加重入室盗窃罪和篡改证据罪。记录还显示，莫利2022年被判逃避逮捕罪成立，2024年被判故意破坏罪成立。
Prison records show Mr. Morley had also been convicted of aggravated burglary and tampering with evidence. Records also show that Mr. Morley was convicted of evading arrest in 2022 and of vandalism in 2024.
惩教署表示，越狱后，他被列入田纳西州调查局的头号通缉名单。官员悬赏最高2500美元，征集能导致莫利被捕的线索。
He was added to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Most Wanted list after his escape, the corrections department said. Officials are offering a reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to Mr. Morley’s arrest.