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TBI searching for 'extremely dangerous' man who escaped West Tennessee State Penitentiary
News Channel 5 ^ | August 8, 2019 | Caroline Sutton

Posted on 08/08/2019 10:17:50 PM PDT by Cedar

HENNING, Tenn. (WTVF) — A massive manhunt is underway for an "extremely dangerous" man who escaped the West Tennessee State Penitentiary in Henning, Tennessee.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation issued a Blue Alert for Curtis Ray Watson. He is a person of interest in the murder of Tennessee Department of Correction Administrator Debra Johnson on Wednesday.

The 64-year-old was a 38-year veteran employee of the state of Tennessee.

Johnson was found dead in her home, which is on penitentiary property. Officials said they didn't know of any specific contact she may have had with Watson.

Watson escaped from jail on his 44th birthday. He began his sentence for aggravated child abuse and especially aggravated kidnapping in August 2012 and was expected to be released May 2025.

Officials say Watson got away on a tractor. It was found about a mile away from the facility.

This is the third time TBI has ever issued a Blue Alert, which are used to inform the public on violent suspects who kill or seriously injure law enforcement officers in the line of duty.

The penitentiary is in Henning, Tennessee, which is about two hours and 45 minutes away from Nashville.

Watson is considered extremely dangerous. If you see him, call 911 or 1-800-TBI-FIND.

He has a long criminal history that includes tampering with government records, aggravated rape, violation of order of protection, and aggravated assault charges.

TBI released photos of Watson's tattoos to help the public keep an eye out.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Tennessee
KEYWORDS: curtisraywatson; debrajohnson; escape; henning; prison; tennessee
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Dangerous escapee. He murdered the Tennessee Department of Correction Administrator Debra Johnson on Wednesday.
1 posted on 08/08/2019 10:17:50 PM PDT by Cedar
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He got away on a tractor in Tennessee. There’s got to be a country song there.


2 posted on 08/08/2019 10:23:54 PM PDT by dblshot (I am John Galt.)
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3 posted on 08/08/2019 10:24:52 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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4 posted on 08/08/2019 10:26:54 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: Cedar

Poor woman, hope they catch the bas*ard.


5 posted on 08/08/2019 10:27:02 PM PDT by Amberdawn
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” He is a person of interest in the murder of Tennessee Department of Correction Administrator Debra Johnson “

The idiot. Despite a hit TV show, that term has zero legal meaning. He is a “suspect”.


6 posted on 08/08/2019 10:29:51 PM PDT by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
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To: BenLurkin

Thanks for posting the pics of him.


7 posted on 08/08/2019 10:35:39 PM PDT by Cedar
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8 posted on 08/08/2019 10:50:33 PM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BB0ndRzaz2o)
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Prayers for the TDOC and the family of the fallen staff member. For the escaped prisoner 3 words: please resist arrest.

CC


9 posted on 08/08/2019 10:54:28 PM PDT by Celtic Conservative (My cats are more amusing than 200 channels worth of TV)
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To: lightman

Ping.


10 posted on 08/08/2019 10:55:48 PM PDT by Celtic Conservative (My cats are more amusing than 200 channels worth of TV)
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To: dblshot
He got away on a tractor in Tennessee.

Be on the lookout for this license plate.

11 posted on 08/08/2019 11:55:50 PM PDT by gundog ( Hail to the Chief, bitches!)
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#5. No, let’s change “Poor woman, hope they catch the bastard” to “Poor woman, hope they KILL the bastard”. He’s a threat to everyone as long as he is alive. PERIOD.

Time to do a little “Deliverance” on his ass.


12 posted on 08/09/2019 12:01:22 AM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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I'd watch out for the "2013" - bottom/left guy with long sleeves and long pants.

Henning, TN
Long way from my daughter and grandgal in NC.

Link to area via google - it won't show up as an img src link.

https://goo.gl/maps/nQUNASFdDmRaTnd87

Cut and paste. North of Memphis, west of Nashville.

13 posted on 08/09/2019 12:58:52 AM PDT by Tunehead54 (Nothing funny here ;-)
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To: Vendome

Actually, I’d say some serious ventilation is more in order...

Prayers for the deceased and her family are in order, too. :-(


14 posted on 08/09/2019 1:06:07 AM PDT by Paul R. (The Lib / Socialist goal: Total control of nothing left worth controlling.)
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To: Cedar
The penitentiary is in Henning, Tennessee, which is about two hours and 45 minutes away from Nashville.

And about 40 minutes NE of downtown Memphis. Plenty of suburbs much closer...

15 posted on 08/09/2019 1:09:11 AM PDT by Paul R. (The Lib / Socialist goal: Total control of nothing left worth controlling.)
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To: Cedar

Interesting that it does not say WHEN he escaped.

Whether he has been loose for a while, and they ramped it up after the murder, or whether he escaped that day.


16 posted on 08/09/2019 4:13:47 AM PDT by Chickensoup (Voter ID for 2020!! Leftists totalitarian fascists appear to be planning to eradicate conservatives)
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To: Cedar

Escaped on a tractor, where was his supervision?


17 posted on 08/09/2019 6:21:40 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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Quote from a friend (retired LEO). “Obviously a classic case of not enough oxygen to the brain. Perhaps a .45 caliber ventilation hole in the forehead would help.”


18 posted on 08/09/2019 7:29:32 AM PDT by shooter223 (the government should fear the citizens......not the other way around)
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To: Cedar

Raylan Givens: “Never trust a man with three first names” ...


19 posted on 08/09/2019 8:35:42 AM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: Amberdawn

“Poor woman, hope they catch the bas*ard.”

even better, hope he gets killed “resisting arrest” ...


20 posted on 08/09/2019 8:37:58 AM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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