In memory of
Debra Kay Porter-Johnson
2019
- Their country
- United States of America
- Killed that day
- August 7, 2019, aged 64
Their life
Correctional Administrator Debra Johnson was found murdered in her residence on the grounds of the West Tennessee State Penitentiary on August 7, 2019.
She was attacked by an inmate who then escaped from the facility using a tractor. The escapee, who was serving a sentence for aggravated kidnapping and rape, remained at large for five days before being taken into custody.
The suspect pleaded guilty to first-degree murder, burglary, aggravated sexual assault, and escape. He was sentenced to life without parole.
Administrator Johnson had served with the Tennessee Department of Corrections for 38 years and started her career as a correctional officer.
Survived by
She was survived by three children, her mother, two sisters, one brother, and seven grandchildren.
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