Jacob Allen Morley is back in custody after more than a week on the run, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said on Tuesday. The bureau said he was captured near Kansas City, Missouri, NBC News and CBS News report. KMBC reports the Missouri State Highway Patrol took him into custody near Norborne, in Carroll County, Missouri.

Morley, 28, escaped from the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville, Tennessee. Prison staff found him missing on the night of October 25, the Tennessee Department of Correction said, NBC News and CBS News report. Security video showed he breached a perimeter fence, the department said, NBC News reports.

The bureau thanked the public. “Thank you to the public for your assistance, vigilance, and the tips provided during this investigation,” the bureau said in a statement, CBS News reports. Investigators have shared few details about how he escaped beyond the fence, CBS News reports. They said more will be released as it becomes available, the outlet reports.

As reported earlier, Morley is alleged to have stolen a white Ford F-350 truck after the escape, NBC News reports. The truck was later found abandoned in Marion, Illinois, NBC News and CBS News report. KMBC reports he also traveled through Illinois before his capture.

Morley was serving a life sentence for the 2022 killing of his co-worker Cody Birchfield, NBC News and CBS News report. Birchfield’s sister called Morley “a very dangerous man” in an interview with NBC News. Several agencies had offered combined rewards of up to $17,500 for information leading to his arrest, CBS News reports.

The cited reports do not say when Morley will appear in court or whether he faces new charges over the escape.

What we know: Morley is in custody after he was captured near Kansas City, Missouri, the bureau said.
What we don't: How he escaped and reached Missouri, and whether he will face new charges.