Tennessee prison employee killed; inmate escapes

RIPLEY, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities in Tennessee are searching for an escaped inmate who is a person of interest in the recent homicide of a Department of Correction employee.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says 44-year-old Curtis Ray Watson escaped Wednesday from the West Tennessee State Penitentiary, about 60 miles (97 kilometers) outside of Memphis.
The TBI issued a “Blue Alert,” which is used to inform the public of violent suspects who kill or seriously injure law enfo