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It will be Curtis Watson’s first court appearance in a Lauderdale County court room after a five-day manhunt.

Tennessee prison officials followed protocol prior to the escape of a convict suspected of killing a Department of Correction employee, but hard questions remain, Gov. Bill Lee said Monday.

Loved ones of fallen correctional administrator Debra Johnson will honor her in a visitation and funeral later this week.

Curtis Watson, the escaped inmate who was captured Sunday after a five-day manhunt, broke into a storage trailer overnight Saturday and stole the hunting clothes that he was arrested in, leaving his prison uniform behind, residents told WREG.

Escaped inmate Curtis Ray Watson has been spotted in Henning, Tennessee, the Department of Correction said early Sunday morning.

LAUDERDALE COUNTY, Tenn. — A reward for accused murderer and escaped inmate Curtis Ray Watson increased, and law enforcement told people in the search area Saturday night that Watson had been spotted. However, by just after midnight on Sunday, Watson had not been captured. Multiple agencies were still at work near the search area, which […]

The medical examiner later confirmed Johnson died from strangulation, and her death was ruled a homicide. It was also found that Johnson had been sexually assaulted.

A day after corrections administrator Debra Johnson’s murder, yellow tape still surrounds her house on the grounds of the West Tennessee State Penitentiary near Henning.

Despite a statewide manhunt and plenty of leads, there have been no confirmed sightings of escaped inmate Curtis Watson, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said Thursday, as the search continued for a second day.

Curtis Ray Watson’s lengthy criminal history reveals run-ins with the law that began with a conviction for driving under the influence in 1999.

Authorities are searching for an inmate who escaped Wednesday from the West Tennessee State Penitentiary in Lauderdale County, the sheriff’s office confirmed.