LAUDERDALE COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — The man accused of killing a long-time Tennessee Department of Correction employee and escaping from a West Tennessee prison last year has been indicted for murder.
According to the indictment out of Lauderdale County, a grand jury determined Curtis Watson “did unlawfully and with premeditation” kill TDOC Administrator Debra Johnson in Aug. 2019.
Watson was indicted Tuesday on 15 charges, including first-degree murder and aggravated rape.
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The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said Johnson was strangled and sexually assaulted by Watson, who was captured after a five-day manhunt.
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