Lieutenant William Watson graduated from high school in 1989 and went straight into the United States Army. He was stationed at Fort Hood, Texas where he spent four years before getting out in 1993. During his time in the military he was a part of Operation Desert Shield and spent approximately eight months in Kuwait. In 1993, he went to work for Corrections Cooperation of America where he spent several years working as a corrections officer. During his time there he was promoted to the rank of Assistant Shift Commander.
Lieutenant Watson started with the La Vergne Police Department in 2007 as a reserve officer. During that time, he was also hired as a police officer for Tennessee State University (TSU). He left TSU in 2009 when LPD hired him on as a full time officer. He has been assigned to all three shifts during his time at LPD and spent several years as a field training officer. In 2017, he was promoted to the rank of sergeant and graduated from Northwestern School of Police Staff and Command in 2018. He completed the Leadership Trilogy with FBI-LEEDA and is currently on the CHANT team for the department. In June 2023, he made the rank of lieutenant and was assigned to 3rd shift patrol.
Lieutenant Watson and his wife have been together for ten years and own a home in La Vergne. Together, they have three kids, two are grown and live on their own, and their son is going into his senior year of high school and lives at home. They are big Tennessee Titans fans and hold season tickets. He enjoys going to the gym and working out, but what really keep him and his wife going is their faith in God.