going to live with them. in other news warrants issued for the west tennessee inmate who escaped wednesday. it s about 45 miles northeast of memphis where this happened. curtis watson is being sought for first-degree murder, aggravated burglary and sexual battery. after his escape 64-year-old corrections officer deborah johnson was found dead in her home on the prison grounds where watson had been spotted earlier. he fled the area in a tractor which was found just over a mile from the crime scene along with his prison i.d. there is a reward of over $52,000 for information leading to his capture. so far authorities have received 250 tips but zero credible sightings of watson who is considered extremely dangerous. still ahead, u.s. officials say north korea has launched more short-range missiles into the sea hours after president trump touted his most recent, quote, very beautiful letter from kim jong-un.
from a tennessee prison, curtis ray watson was at a home of prison official 3 hours before her body was discovered wednesday, watson who fled that day from west tennessee state is expected of killing debra johnson which is located in prison grounds. he s extremely dangerous, he s on the run, at this point we still believe he is probably still in the area. we have following a lot of leads and information that at this point we are pretty confident that he s still in the area right now, but it s still possible that he has gotten outside of the tennessee area. arthel: watson was serving 15 years for aggregating kidnapping. eric: local officials there are concerned that this all could
authorities say they still have no significant leads last seen in pn like this when he made his get away from farm labor duty at this minimum security prison in reporter: 44-year-old curtis ray watson rural western tennessee serving a 15 year sentence for especially aggravated kidnapping today, authorities releasing these older mug shots because watson may have already changed his appearance what he can t hide, distinctive tattoos. prison guards didn t even know watson had escaped until they went looking for prison administrator debra johnson. the 64-year-old found murdered in her home which is on prison grounds. tonight residents fear if he killed to escape, would he kill again? i feel terrified really reporter: authorities say they have gotten more than 75 tips but so far nothing concrete lester kerry sanders with that tonight. to the heartbreaking story in ohio, a father learning his daughter conceived through ivf is not related to him. stunning discovery coming after
what s around the corner could be surprising. ask your doctor about eliquis. rick: a man hunt underway in tennessee for an extremely dangerous escape inmate. investigators warning folks that curtis watson may have changed his appearance after escaping prison. happened at the west tennessee state penitentiary in henning about 40 miles north and east of memphis. investigators say the con might have killed a prison administrator in her home on the prison grounds and escape on a tractor. david roush is the director of the tbi. what do we need to know about this guy? i think you stated it, he s extremely dangerous. he s on the run. at this point we believe he s probably still in the area. we have following a lot of leads and information. at this point, we re pretty
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