View Comments Curtis Watson, the West Tennessee man charged with killing Tennessee Department of Correction administrator Deborah Johnson and escaping prison in August 2019, will spend the rest of his life in prison after pleading guilty to nine out of his 15 counts, including first-degree felony murder in perpetration of rape. Watson will be serving life without parole for the charges, with a consecutive 25 years at 100 percent for the aggravated rape charge. He also pleaded guilty to especially aggravated burglary, aggravated rape, felony escape, theft over $10,000, burglary, theft under $1,000 and aggravated criminal trespassing. Watson also waived his rights to appeal in the future.