Curtis Ray Watson (born August 6, 1975) is a convicted criminal who broke out of a Tennessee prison and raped and killed a 64-year old prison guard named Debra Johnson in the process. Before he broke out of jail on his 44th birthday, he was serving a 15-year sentence for aggravated kidnapping and had a conviction of aggravated child abuse prior to his sentence. On February 4, 2020, he was indicted on 15 counts for the murder and rape of Debra Johnson.