A Nashville man is facing rape and murder charges after allegedly locking a woman on his houseboat.
The 42-year-old houseboat owner Tyree Watson was the accused victim of a rape by an unnamed lady who happened over the weekend at the Four Corners Marina in the city of Tennessee.
A city press statement stated that she was on her way to a houseboat party.
Watson allegedly locked her in a room on his boat when she begged him to use the restroom, according to her allegations. Afterward, he allegedly sexually raped her after threatening to murder her and strangling her.
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The woman claims that Watson slept off after which she escaped from the houseboat. Until she could contact the police, a dockworker assisted the woman.
Watson is currently being jailed on a $200,000 bond after being apprehended by the police on allegations of aggravated assault, aggravated kidnapping, and aggravated rape. Watson is no stranger to criminal convictions.