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IrelandTennessee manhunt brings appeal for residents' security footage
CBS Evening News reports that a convicted murderer breached a prison perimeter fence, with residents across four states advised to remain alert.
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Story of Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 219,671 views a day, 28 times a normal first day on this channel (7,730).
Manhunt underway for escaped murderer in Tennessee
Home security footage could help. Authorities are asking residents to check their cameras as they search for Jacob Allen Morley, a convicted murderer who escaped from Northwest Correctional Complex in Tennessee.
In Tom Hanson's CBS Evening News report, the Tennessee Department of Correction says Morley breached a perimeter fence while wearing his prison uniform late Sunday night. He was serving a life sentence for first-degree murder. The report also shows surveillance footage involving a white Ford F-350 truck.
The short report has passed a quarter-million views, an unusually large audience for the channel's Shorts. Its comment section is also much busier than usual, with viewers repeatedly questioning why someone serving a life sentence for murder was held in a medium-security prison.
Hanson places the manhunt alongside another Tennessee escape: Gregory Redden was recaptured after leaving custody at a Nashville hospital. In Morley's case, the report says authorities are offering a reward for information leading to his arrest and advising residents in Tennessee, Missouri, Kentucky and Illinois to remain alert.
A state prison in Tiptonville, Tennessee, operated by the Tennessee Department of Correction. It holds inmates at several security levels.
More on Wikipedia ›The Tennessee state agency responsible for overseeing more than 20,000 convicted offenders in 14 prisons, including four privately managed facilities.
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- October 27, 2026
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The manhunt report's estimated first-day views were far above the channel's usual start for Shorts. Comments also came in substantially faster than usual.
