Man serving life sentence for murder escapes Tennessee prison, slipping through fence, officials say
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Security footage shows Jacob Morley escaping in his prison uniform, investigators describe
Tennessee authorities on Tuesday were still searching for a convicted murderer who, investigators say, escaped a state prison by slipping through a fence and fleeing in a stolen truck.
The state department of correction (TDOC) said in a statement that officials realized Jacob Morley, 28, was unaccounted for at about 11.30pm on Sunday at the Northwest correctional complex in Tiptonville, Tennessee.
The Associated Press contributed reporting
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