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Jacob Morley, a 28-year-old prisoner serving a life sentence for murder, was captured in Missouri after evading capture for over a week. Morley, who escaped from the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tennessee on October 25, was found near Kansas City. Authorities tracked him down using roadside cameras and a helicopter, and his truck became stuck in the mud. Two rifles and a shotgun were recovered from the vehicle. Investigators believe Morley spent time at a farm near Marion, Illinois, where he left an apologetic handwritten note and evidence of having prepared food. Morley is suspected of stealing clothes and the three firearms from the farm. It remains unclear why Morley traveled to Marion and why he was driving near Kansas City. Morley escaped from the prison after slipping through a fence in his prison clothes. Surveillance video showed him stealing a truck from a farm near the prison, which he later abandoned in Marion.
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