David Michael Watson
David Michael Watson, 26, died at Baldwin State Prison near Milledgeville, Georgia, in June 2019; sources differ on the exact date, with reports giving June 5 and June 13. According to a murder warrant affidavit from a Georgia Department of Corrections special agent, fellow prisoners choked and stabbed him in his cell, and his body was then set on fire. Two men have been indicted for murder in his death, and prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against both. The motive has not been established in the reporting, and the defendants' claims about what happened have not been reported.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. A Georgia Department of Corrections special agent's warrant affidavit says fellow inmates choked and stabbed Watson, then set his body on fire.
Reported by: Georgia Department of Corrections special agent Nathan Adkerson (the agency that held him); District Attorney T. Wright Barksdale III; Baldwin County Superior Court indictment (court).
News reports (4)
- 1 charged in Baldwin State Prison killing also accused of another Georgia murder
- Prison inmate was strangled, stabbed, set afire - The Union-Recorder
- Pre-trial hearing held for state prisoner in murder case, state seeking death penalty - The Union-Recorder
- Incarcerated man indicted in Baldwin State Prison inmate's violent killing