U.S. vs. Gabryele Watson

USA v. Gabryele Watson

Case Number: 3:24-CR-0009

UPCOMING EVENTS

Sentencing is set to take place on March 27, 2026 at 2:00 p.m.

CASE UPDATES

November 25, 2025

The defendant pled guilty to Counts I through 8 of the Second Superseding Indictment on July 25, 2025. The Court scheduled the sentencing hearing for January 9, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. If you are a crime victim in this matter and wish to attend this hearing or provide a Victim Impact Statement, please contact the Victim Assistance Specialist at 615-736-5151. 

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January 15, 2025

The defendant, Gabryele Watson, was charged with eight counts.

As it relates to count one, beginning on or about May 26, 2023, and continuing through at least on or about August 30, 2023, in the Middle District of Tennessee and elsewhere, the defendant, GABRYELE WATSON, with the intent to kill, injure, harass, and intimidate another person, that is, Victim One, did use an electronic communication service, and an electronic communication system of interstate commerce, and a facility of interstate and foreign commerce, to engage in a course of conduct that caused, attempted to cause, and would be reasonably expected to cause, substantial emotional distress to Victim One.

As it relates to count two, beginning on or about May 26, 2023, and continuing through at least on or about August 30, 2023, in the Middle District of Tennessee and elsewhere, the defendant, GABRYELE WATSON, with the intent to kill, injure, harass, and intimidate another person, that is, Victim Two, did use an electronic communication service, and an electronic communication system of interstate commerce, and a facility of interstate and foreign commerce, to engage in a course of conduct that caused, attempted to cause, and would be reasonably expected to cause, substantial emotional distress to Victim Two.

As it relates to count three, on or about June 7, 2023, in the Middle District of Tennessee and elsewhere, the defendant, GABRYELE WATSON, did knowingly and willfully transmit in interstate and foreign commerce a communicating to Victims One and Two, that is, text messages threatening to kidnap and injure Victims One and Two, including by sending a hitman to murder them. 

As it relates to count four, beginning on or about May 26, 2023, and continuing through on or about August 30, 2023, in the Middle District of Tennessee and elsewhere, the defendant, GABRYELE WATSON, did knowingly use in and affecting interstate commerce, without lawful authority, a means of identification of another person—including but not limited to, Minor Victim 1’s name, date of birth, location, photograph(s), and photograph(s) and video recording(s) of the sonogram(s) of Minor Victim 1’s unborn baby—knowing that the means of identification belonged to another actual person, in connection with unlawful activity that constitutes a violation of Federal law, to wit, stalking, as charged in Counts One and Two of this Superseding Indictment, and interstate transmission of threats to kidnap or injure, as charged in Count Three of this Superseding Indictment.

As it relates to count five, beginning on or about August 1, 2023, and continuing through on or about October 1, 2023, in the Middle District of Tennessee and elsewhere, the defendant, GABRYELE WATSON, with the intent to kill, injure, harass, and intimidate another person, that is, Victim Three, did use an electronic communication service, and an electronic communication system of interstate commerce, and a facility of interstate and foreign commerce, to engage in a course of conduct that caused, attempted to cause, and would be reasonably expected to cause, substantial emotional distress to Victim Three.

As it relates to count six, beginning on or about August 1, 2023, and continuing through on or about October 1, 2023, in the Middle District of Tennessee and elsewhere, the defendant, GABRYELE WATSON, with the intent to kill, injure, harass, and intimidate another person, that is, Victim Four, did use an electronic communication service, and an electronic communication system of interstate commerce, and a facility of interstate and foreign commerce, to engage in a course of conduct that caused, attempted to cause, and would be reasonably expected to cause, substantial emotional distress to Victim Four.

As it relates to count seven, on or about September 27, 2023, in the Middle District of Tennessee and elsewhere, the defendant, GABRYELE WATSON, did knowingly and willfully transmit in interstate and foreign commerce a communication to Victim Three, that is, a phone call threatening to kill Victim Four and her two children.   

As it relates to count eight, beginning on or about August 1, 2023, and continuing through on or about October 1, 2023, in the Middle District of Tennessee and elsewhere, the defendant, GABRYELE WATSON, did knowingly use in and affecting interstate commerce, without lawful authority, a means of identification of another person—including but not limited to, Victim Five’s name, date of birth, location, photograph(s), and photograph(s) of the sonogram(s) of Victim Five’s unborn babies—knowing that the means of identification belonged to another actual person, in connection with unlawful activity that constitutes a violation of Federal law, to wit, stalking, as charged in Counts Five and Six of this Second Superseding Indictment, and interstate transmission of threats to kidnap or injure, as charged in Count Seven of this Second Superseding Indictment.

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