• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
The Leader

The Leader

Tipton County's Newspaper since 1886

  • Home
  • News
    • All
    • Business
    • Churches
    • Courts
    • Education
    • Election 2024
    • Events
    • Local Government
    • Local Politics
    • Military
    • Public Records
    • Public Safety
  • Sports
    • All
    • Baseball
    • Basketball
    • Cross Country
    • Fishing
    • Football
    • Golf
    • Soccer
    • Softball
    • Volleyball
    • Wrestling
  • E-Editions
  • Public Notices
  • Subscribe
  • About
  • Contact Us
    • Submit News
    • Advertise With Us
  • Where to Buy

VIDEO: TBI, TDOC confirm sighting of Curtis Ray Watson in Henning

By The Leader on August 12, 2019

5d50088116023.image

Curtis Ray Watson was spotted at a home near Henning early Sunday morning, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and Tennessee Department of Correction announce. 

Surveillance footage showing Watson – who has now changed clothes and is dressed in camouflage coveralls and a hat while carrying a bag – were taken by a Ring camera at about 3:30 a.m. in the 500 block of Graves Avenue, also known as Hwy. 87 eastbound.

NEW VIDEO: A home security camera captured this video of Curtis Watson this morning in the 500 block of Graves Ave. in Henning. pic.twitter.com/KPkg8UwKwy

— TBI (@TBInvestigation) August 11, 2019

Authorities are encouraging residents to continue to be vigilant and alert. 

The search for Watson, who walked away from work release on Wednesday morning and is accused of sexually assaulting and strangling correctional administrator Debra Johnson before leaving the prison campus on a tractor, is now entering its fifth day. 

The TBI and TDOC will be briefing the media Sunday morning.

MORE POLICE & FIRE HEADLINES

‘With God’s help they got him’: Homeowners’ tip leads to Curtis Ray Watson’s arrest

Curtis Ray Watson has been arrested in Henning

Curtis Ray Watson has been arrested in Henning

More Stories »

Related Articles:

Investigators search Hwy. 371 in manhunt for Curtis Watson 5ca7d1df2674c.imageSen. Paul Rose’s first bill passed the senate this week – here’s what it changes 5c93a9f2edb2d.imageLocal car dealer Marty McDivitt arrested, charged with two felonies 5c772fb4748f3.imageCovington will add two positions, change to 10-hour shifts to get more bodies on the street

Posted Under: Sports

Primary Sidebar

Search

Featured News

Former Covington, Munford basketball coach Tim Halford inducted into BCAT Hall of Fame

April 8, 2025 By Jeff Ireland

A man known in these … [Continue Reading...] about Former Covington, Munford basketball coach Tim Halford inducted into BCAT Hall of Fame

Brighton midfielder J Kiphut signs soccer scholarship with Dyersburg State

April 1, 2025 By Jeff Ireland

Brighton senior J … [Continue Reading...] about Brighton midfielder J Kiphut signs soccer scholarship with Dyersburg State

Brighton’s Pierce Meacham signs with Cumberland University

March 11, 2025 By Jeff Ireland

In this day and age, … [Continue Reading...] about Brighton’s Pierce Meacham signs with Cumberland University

Munford High School closed Thursday after teacher found deceased

March 6, 2025 By The Leader

Munford High School … [Continue Reading...] about Munford High School closed Thursday after teacher found deceased

Tags

auvic white black history braxton sharp brighton baseball brighton basketball brighton football brighton high school city of covington City of Munford coronavirus covid-19 covington Covington Baseball covington basketball Covington football covington high school Covington HS covington police covington police station Election 2020 events homicide J.R. Kirby Jalen Fayne Jamarion Dowell jeff huffman john edwards Jordan Bell JR Kirby Munford basketball munford football munford high school murder ronnie gorton sex crimes shooting Slade Calhoun tcso Tipton-Rosemark Academy Tipton County Museum tipton county schools tipton county sheriff's office town of atoka town of mason TRA basketball

Footer

The Leader is a weekly newspaper, published on Thursdays, serving Tipton County, Tenn. since 1886.

Contact us: news@covingtonleader.com

Editor’s Choice

Here’s how Home Depot and a team of volunteers helped make over CIAA

December 5, 2019 By Echo Day

Black History Month: Mason’s John W. Boyd went from slavery to the statehouse

February 7, 2020 By The Leader

Search

Copyright © 2025 · The Leader | Legacy Media · Log in