Escaped Tennessee killer hid in Illinois shed with beer and garlic bread before capture: Sheriff

Fox News · Adam Sabes · 2026-11-05 21:13 UTC

Jacob Allen Morley hid in an Illinois shed near Marion, drinking beer and making garlic bread before FLOCK cameras helped track the Tennessee escapee.

A convicted killer who broke out of a Tennessee prison spent his time on the run hiding in a shed, drinking beer and making garlic bread, officials said.

Jacob Allen Morley broke out of the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville, Tennessee, on Oct. 25 and was recaptured by authorities on Tuesday. He was arrested without incident after authorities used FLOCK cameras to help track him down, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

"On November 3, 2026, at approximately 9:30 a.m., the Patrol’s Missouri Information Analysis Center and Troop A Communications received information from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation that Morley may be traveling westbound on Interstate 70 near Independence," the Missouri State Highway Patrol said in a statement. "The suspect vehicle was located using FLOCK cameras, and officers began to deploy to the area. With additional use of FLOCK cameras, the suspect vehicle was located by undercover officers traveling south on Missouri 291 in Liberty."

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