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Speaker 1: Crime Alert, hourly update, breaking crime news now.
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Speaker 2: I'm Sydney Silvani. Missouri state troopers have captured an escaped convict who broke free from a Tennessee prison last week. Jacob Allen Morley broke out of the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville, Tennessee on October 25th while serving a life sentence for murder. Staff at the prison noticed Morley was unaccounted for at around 1130 at night. And a review of surveillance footage subsequently revealed him crossing through the prison's perimeter fence. According to Tennessee Highway Patrol dispatch audio, Morley was last seen at the prison around 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon. He was later seen on nearby surveillance video stealing a pickup truck, which was subsequently found abandoned last week in Marion, Illinois, about 120 miles away from the prison. On November 3rd, at approximately 9.30 in the morning, the Missouri State Highway Patrol's Information Analysis Center and Troop A Communications received critical intelligence from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation that Morley may be traveling westbound on Interstate 70 near Independence. Suspect vehicle locations were pinpointed using flock cameras, allowing law enforcement officers to immediately deploy in heavy numbers to the area. Undercover officers located the suspect vehicle traveling south on Missouri Highway 291 in Liberty. Police from several local and federal agencies, including Kansas City Police, Independence Police, the Career Criminal Task Force, Homeland Security Investigations, and the United States Marshal Service assisted in the capture. As state troopers closed in, Morley tried to veer off the road and got stuck, leading to his arrest without incident roughly two hours after the initial tip. Morley was originally arrested in 2022 near the North Carolina border for the murder of Cody Birchfield, whose body was later found buried under Morley's home. In 2025, Morley was convicted of first-degree murder, burglary, tampering with evidence, evading arrest, and vandalism after his ex-girlfriend testified that Morley killed him. Diana Reed, one of Birchfield's close friends, told Fox News Digital she was deeply terrified Morley would kill again. He's already been convicted of taking an innocent life. I believe he's extremely dangerous, and I'm genuinely concerned that someone else could end up hurt if he's not caught soon. Tennessee authorities publicly thanked the public and the Missouri State Highway Patrol for successfully recapturing the dangerous killer without further violence. More crime and justice news after this. An 18-year-old man has been taken into custody in connection with the fatal shooting of a University of Colorado Boulder student and the injuring of another over the weekend. Omar Perez was arrested on charges of first-degree murder, first-degree assault, and attempted first-degree murder, according to a Boulder Police Department news release. Authorities confirmed a sibling of Perez identified the teen from photos that were circulated after the shooting. The shooting occurred on Saturday, October 31, at a home on the 700 block of Marine Street in the University Hill neighborhood. Officers responded earlier that evening to a noise complaint involving a large party, citing residents for hosting a nuisance party. While partygoers dispersed, a smaller group remained inside. Detectives believe a group of individuals later attempted to force their way into the house, sparking a scuffle before shots were fired inside, striking two university students. Officers arrived just before 11.30, finding both wounded students. Boulder County Coroner identified 19-year-old Luca Hanlon, who died of his injuries early Sunday, November 1st, while the other student remains hospitalized. Detectives believe Perez was the lone shooter. Boulder Police Chief Steve Redfern stated that while he hopes the arrest restores safety, it will never undo the trauma inflicted. In an update out of Canby, Oregon, the man accused of having kidnapped a 10-year-old girl from her home has been charged. Vince Edgar Chavez, 35, was arraigned on 10 felony charges, including attempted murder, assault, kidnapping, sexual abuse, burglary, two counts of sodomy, and unlawful use of a weapon, according to the Clackamas County District Attorney's Office. A circuit judge granted prosecutors requests to hold Chavez without bail. The horrifying ordeal began Wednesday morning, October 28, in Canby, Oregon, as Canby Police Captain James Murphy detailed.
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Speaker 1: At approximately 1.39 a.m., an unknown male reportedly entered the apartment and violently assaulted a 12-year-old girl before taking her 10-year-old sister, Violet Haye.
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Speaker 2: The U.S. Marshals Service Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force deployed to locate Violet Hay and the prime suspect, tracking them 13 hours later to a residence on Pleasant Avenue in Oregon City, 10 miles away. A multi-agency team including local SWAT, police, the FBI, and a tactical negotiations team raided the location. As Chavez attempted to flee out the back door, officers arrested him without incident, with Captain Murphy announcing the successful rescue.
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Speaker 1: She was located at a residence at approximately 245 this afternoon in Oregon City. SWAT took the suspect into custody and she was found safe and alive.
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Speaker 2: Violet was found tied up in a closet, restrained with duct tape, and stuffed inside a duffel bag after her sister was struck repeatedly with a hammer. Chief Deputy District Attorney Chris Owen praised the swift arrest before further harm could come to either child. Chavez is scheduled for arraignment on indictment Thursday, November 5th. For more crime and justice news, be sure to join us for Crime Stories with Nancy Grace on Fox 1, YouTube, Sirius XM, and now streaming on Tubi. With this Crime Alert, I'm Sydney Silvani.