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Man Accused of Sending Death Threats to Victim, Calling During Paragould Police Interview

Man Accused of Sending Death Threats to Victim, Calling During Paragould Police Interview

Photo: Contributed/Greene County Sheriff's Office


Paragould, AR – Jonesboro Right Now – A man faces a felony charge after Paragould police said he continually called a victim and sent text messages threatening to kill them and later confessed when he called the victim during a police interview.

Donald Watson, 32, was arrested and booked into the Greene County Detention Center on Oct. 17. The inmate roster shows he faces charges of first-degree terroristic threatening, a class D felony, and harassing communications, a class A misdemeanor).

According to a probable cause affidavit, a victim reported to Paragould police that on Sept. 30, Watson had been relentlessly calling and messaging them since the previous day.

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The victim said they repeatedly told Watson to stop, but the message escalated into threats against their life. Some of the messages included:

  • “I’m not going to leave you alone until your dead”
  • “When I see you tomorrow morning, when you get out of your car it’ll be quick and painless”
  • “Your dead”

On Oct. 1, Paragould detectives were conducting a follow-up interview with the victim when Watson called the victim’s phone. They instructed the victim to answer and place the call on speakerphone.

The affidavit said during the recorded conversation, Watson admitted to making threats toward the victim and their family.

That day, District Judge Curtis Hill found probable cause to charge Watson and gave him a $150,000 cash/surety bond. If released, Watson is required to wear an ankle monitor, surrender any weapons, and have no contact with the victim.

Courtesy of the Greene County Sheriff’s Office

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