India, Oct. 27 -- A Tennessee inmate serving a life sentence for murder has escaped from prison, prompting a manhunt. Jacob Allen Morley, 28, stole a white heavy-duty pickup truck during his getaway.

The Tennessee Department of Correction said that Morley escaped the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville, Tennessee, on Sunday, October 25. Prison staff found he was unaccounted for around 11:30 p.m. Sunday and immediately conducted an emergency count and search of the facility, according to a Tennessee Department of Correction statement shared with Fox News Digital.

Morley was seen on security video Monday, October 26, breaching a fence while in prison clothing. He was seen in video around 1 am, stealing a vehicle on the 400 block...