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Manhunt underway for an escaped inmate who killed TDOC employee

By The Leader on August 12, 2019

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Local authorities are searching for a man who escaped from the West Tennessee State Penitentiary in Henning and is a person of interest in the murder of a Tennessee Department of Corrections employee Wednesday.TDOC identified the inmate as Curtis Ray Watson, who turned 44 Wednesday. He is described as a white male, 5'11", 180 pounds with brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a … [Read more...] about Manhunt underway for an escaped inmate who killed TDOC employee

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These are the 30 other inmates missing from Tennessee prisons

By Echo Day on August 9, 2019

The manhunt for Curtis Ray Watson, the fugitive accused of sexually assaulting and killing a correctional administrator before escaping from the prison in Henning Wednesday, is in its third day but there are 30 other inmates who've been missing a lot longer. Here are the men and women who, according to the Tennessee Department of Corrections, have escaped from the state's … [Read more...] about These are the 30 other inmates missing from Tennessee prisons

Manhunt underway for an escaped inmate who killed TDOC employee

By Echo Day on August 7, 2019

Local authorities are searching for a man who escaped from the West Tennessee State Penitentiary in Henning and is a person of interest in the murder of a Tennessee Department of Corrections employee Wednesday. TDOC identified the inmate as Curtis Ray Watson, who turned 44 Wednesday. He is described as a white male, 5'11", 180 pounds with brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a … [Read more...] about Manhunt underway for an escaped inmate who killed TDOC employee

Manhunt underway for an escaped inmate who killed TDOC employee

By Echo Day on August 7, 2019

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Local authorities are searching for a man who escaped from the West Tennessee State Penitentiary in Henning and is a person of interest in the murder of a Tennessee Department of Corrections employee Wednesday. TDOC identified the inmate as Curtis Ray Watson, who turned 44 Wednesday. He is described as a white male, 5'11", 180 pounds with brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a … [Read more...] about Manhunt underway for an escaped inmate who killed TDOC employee

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