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Quadruple murder of Tennessee family - Infant spared and left in yard miles away *ARREST* (1 Viewer)

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Baby found in vehicle and 4 connected adults later found deceased.


MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Investigators with the Dyer County and Lake County Sheriff’s Departments are investigating the death of four people located in Lake County.
Dyer County Sheriff Jeff Box isn’t saying where the bodies were found, but it appears the incident involves the ongoing investigation of a baby found in someone’s front yard in Dyer County on Tuesday.
The child was found in a baby seat at a residence on Old Highway 20 near the Tigrett area.
Baby abandoned in Dyer County

Courtesy: Dyer County Sheriff’s Office
A deputy said that a dark-colored minivan or white midsize SUV was reported to have dropped off a baby at a random person’s home. The baby was not hurt and was identified.

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Suspect identified in death of 4 in West Tennessee

Dyer County Sheriff’s Office has identified a suspect wanted for killing four people in Tiptonville earlier this week.
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DYER CO., Tenn. (WMC) - Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has identified a suspect wanted for killing four people in Tiptonville earlier this week.
A warrant is out for the arrest of 28-year-old Austin Robert Drummond.
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Austin Robert Drummond(Dyer County Sheriff's Office)
Drummond is wanted for four counts of first-degree murder, one count of aggravated kidnapping, four counts of possessing a firearm as a felon and one count of possessing a firearm during a dangerous felony.
Drummond is wanted for killing James Wilson, Adrianna Williams, Cortney Rose and Braydon Williams.
A previous family obituary lists Drummond has the brother-in-law of Rose.
Officials have now identified the four people who were found dead Tuesday after a baby was abandoned in a stranger’s front yard in Tennessee. (Source: WMC)
The four bodies were found Tuesday night on Carrington Road in Tiptonville, located in Lake County, approximately 40 miles away from where a seven-month-old girl was dropped off in a Dyer County yard.
Drummond is 5′10, 190 pounds with brown hair, blue eyes and a goatee.
He is believed to be driving a 2016 Audi A3 with a Tennessee tag RI01896 with damage to the driver’s side.
He is considered armed and dangerous. TBI officials say if you see him, do not approach.
If you know where Drummond may be, call call 731-415-7962, 731-333-0811, or 1-800-TBI-FIND.
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Suspect wanted in deaths of 4 people in Lake County - WBBJ TV

🚨 BREAKING: Special agents from the TBI have identified a suspect charged in connection with a quadruple homicide in Tiptonville.
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Suspect wanted in deaths of 4 people in Lake County​

PRESS RELEASE FROM TBI:​

5 hours ago
WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News Staff
UPDATE: According to court records available online, Austin Drummond previously had an upcoming court hearing in Lake County scheduled for August 25. Charges listed include:

  • Schedule II drugs: meth (Violation date: 07/21/2023)
  • Schedule VI drugs: manufacturing, delivering, selling, possession (Violation date: 07/21/2023)
  • Contraband in penal facility (Violation date: 07/21/2023)
  • Contraband – intoxicant/drugs in penal facility (Violation date: 07/21/2023)
  • Possession of a handgun – convicted felon (Violation date: 07/21/2023)
  • First degree murder – attempted (Violation date: 8/29/23)
UPDATE: According to District Attorney Danny Goodman, Drummond is from the Jackson area. DA Goodman says Drummond possibly dated or is dating a relative of the deceased. Goodman confirms Drummond previously committed a robbery when he was a juvenile but was charged as an adult, and he has just been recently released from prison.
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PRESS RELEASE FROM TBI:
Suspect wanted in deaths of 4 people in lake county
LAKE COUNTY – Special agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, in coordination with a variety of local, state, and federal authorities, have identified a suspect charged in connection with a quadruple homicide in Tiptonville.
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TBI Agents obtained warrants for Austin Robert Drummond (DOB 8/31/96), charging him with four counts of First Degree Murder, one count of Aggravated Kidnapping, four counts of Felon in Possession of a Firearm, and one count of Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Dangerous Felony. At this time, Drummond remains at large and should be considered armed and dangerous. Anyone with information concerning his whereabouts is asked to call 731-415-7962, 731-333-0811, or 1-800-TBI-FIND.
At the request of 29th District Attorney General Danny Goodman, TBI special agents, began investigating the crime that occurred Tuesday along Carrington Road in Tiptonville.
The deceased have been identified as:

  • James M. Wilson, 21
  • Adrianna Williams, 20
  • Cortney Rose, 38
  • Braydon Williams, 15
Agencies working alongside the TBI in this case include the Tiptonville Police Department, the Lake County Sheriff’s Department, the Dyer County Sheriff’s Department, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, the Tennessee State Parks, the Tennessee Highway Patrol, the Jackson Police Department, the Crockett County Sheriff’s Department, the U.S. Marshals Two Rivers Violent Fugitive Task Force, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
SEE ALSO: 4 found dead, infant left in stranger’s yard miles away. What we know so far
 
RoundPeg said:
I just find it curious that according to reports, the deceased were found in the vicinity of the prison he was released from.
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That is strange and I didn't know that but maybe his getaway vehicle was parked near there or an accomplice waited for him there.
 
www.fox13memphis.com

Agents find car of man wanted for murdering four family members, abducting baby

The TBI asked the public to help them find 29-year-old Austin Robert Drummond. State authorities said Drummond is wanted by the TBI and the Lake County Sheriff's Department for first-degree murder, kidnapping, and other charges related to the deaths of four family members discovered in Lake County.
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Agents find car of man wanted for murdering four family members, abducting baby​

A reward totaling $15,000 has been offered for information that leads to the arrest of the suspect in the deaths of four family members related to an abandoned 7-month-old baby girl.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) is offering $7,500, with the U.S. Marshals Service offering up the other $7,500, for any information leading to the arrest of the man authorities believe to be responsible for these four deaths: 28-year-old Austin Drummond. The TBI announced around 2:15 p.m. Friday that agents found the Audi A3 they believe Drummond was driving unoccupied in Jackson, Tennessee.

Drummond's Facebook says that he lives in Jackson, Tennessee. The jackson Police Department said they believe he may have been living in his car in a wooded area of Jackson after committing the murders.
 
So it was a conspiracy between a few people? I hate this sort of thing! The thought that people sit around plotting multiple murders just makes me sick!!!!!
 
Cousin Dupree said:
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Tennessee authorities arrest 3 linked to suspect in the killings of 4 relatives of an abandoned infant

Tennessee investigators allege Dearrah Sanders, Tanaka Brown and Giovonte Thomas "assisted" Austin Robert Drummond, who is wanted in the murders.
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Thomas was already in jail? He was accessory to a murder and then was arrested for something else? Is that how I’m reading it, or was he in jail being an accessory somehow? I’m just wondering if he hooked Drummond up with Brown to get a firearm or something.
 
Kimster said:
Thomas was already in jail? He was accessory to a murder and then was arrested for something else? Is that how I’m reading it, or was he in jail being an accessory somehow? I’m just wondering if he hooked Drummond up with Brown to get a firearm or something.
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It says he was in custody on an unrelated charge. Vehicle found in Jackson, Tennessee, 70 miles from the bodies and 40 miles from the baby drop off point. I thought vehicles were found with the bodies too, weren't they? I am wondering if Drummond met these two in jail. It also mentions he tried to kill someone in jail.


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Thomas was in custody at the Madison County Jail on an unrelated charge and would be transferred to the Lake County Jail to be arraigned on the new charges, authorities said. A listed phone number for Thomas could not be located on Sunday.
Brown was booked into Lake County Jail, according to authorities. A listed number for Brown could not be located on Sunday. Email messages seeking comment were sent to Brown on Sunday.
On Friday, authorities said they found a 1988 white Ford pickup truck with a red stripe they believe Drummond was driving. It was located in Jackson, Tennessee, about 70 miles from where the bodies were discovered and some 40 miles from where the baby was left.
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Vehicles are seen being taken by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation in Lake County, Tennessee on July 30, 2025, near the area where four family members were found dead.
 
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