LAUDERDALE COUNTY, Tenn. — Curtis Watson, accused of raping and killing Tennessee Department of Corrections administrator Debra Johnson, has been indicted by a grand jury on 15 counts.
Watson has been indicted by a grand jury on the following counts:
- First Degree Murder (Premeditation)
- First Degree Murder "Felony Murder"
- First Degree Murder "Felony Murder"
- First Degree Murder "Felony Murder"
- Especially Aggravated Burglary
- Especially Aggravated Burglary
- Aggravated Rape: Force and Weapon
- Aggravated Rape: Bodily Injury
- Aggravated Kidnapping
- Felony Escape
- Theft of Property $10K - $60K
- Burglary of Building
- Theft of Property Less than $1,000
- Theft of Property Less than $1,000
- Aggravated Criminal Trespass
Watson escaped West Tennessee State Penitentiary on Aug. 6. He subsequently went into a property on the prison grounds, where Debra Johnson was subsequently raped and killed.
After a three-day search Watson was caught by law enforcement officials from multiple agencies.
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