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.
He got away on a tractor in Tennessee. There’s got to be a country song there.
Poor woman, hope they catch the bas*ard.
” 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”.
Thanks for posting the pics of him.
Prayers for the TDOC and the family of the fallen staff member. For the escaped prisoner 3 words: please resist arrest.
CC
Ping.
Be on the lookout for this license plate.
#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.
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.
Actually, I’d say some serious ventilation is more in order...
Prayers for the deceased and her family are in order, too. :-(
And about 40 minutes NE of downtown Memphis. Plenty of suburbs much closer...
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.
Escaped on a tractor, where was his supervision?
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.”
Raylan Givens: “Never trust a man with three first names” ...
“Poor woman, hope they catch the bas*ard.”
even better, hope he gets killed “resisting arrest” ...
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