Tennessee prison escapee back in custody

An inmate who escaped from a Tennessee prison last week has been captured following a five-day search.

The Tennessee Department of Corrections said 44-year-old Curtis Ray Watson is back in custody.  Watson was seen early Sunday morning on surveillance in Henning, about an hour northeast of Memphis.  He’s accused of killing a prison administrator and then escaping on a tractor.  Watson had been serving time on aggravated kidnapping charges.

NEW: Here’s a bit of video right after Curtis Watson was taken into custody! pic.twitter.com/QVpLspJbek

— Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (@TBInvestigation) August 11, 2019