US EditionMan charged with killing 4 in rural Tennessee to make first court appearance since indictment
Austin Drummond faces first-degree murder and kidnapping charges after July 29 shootings that killed four family members and involved an abandoned infant, prosecutors seek death penalty.
- Monday, Austin Robert Drummond will face an afternoon arraignment in Lake County circuit court after a grand jury returned an indictment following the July 29 shootings.
- Tiptonville, with a population of about 3,400, is where investigators say four relatives were killed and an infant was abducted and abandoned, according to reports.
- A weeklong search ended in Jackson on Aug. 5 when an FBI agent testified that cellphone data placed a device near the wooded area where bodies were found under tarpaulins.
- Prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty if convicted, while Drummond pleaded not guilty and Bryan Huffman disputed evidence linking him to the shootings.
- Drummond's criminal history includes prior convictions and prison time, an attempted murder of a prison guard charge, and prior juror threats, while Lake County District Attorney Danny Goodman noted family ties and a preliminary hearing in Tiptonville.
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Tennessee quadruple murder suspect in court
A Tennessee man accused of killing four family members and kidnapping an infant will be in court on Nov. 17. Also, four inmates were hospitalized after authorities say they took illegal drugs, and a murder suspect accused of crashing into a police car was arrested.
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Man charged with killing 4 in rural Tennessee to make first court appearance since indictment
A Tennessee man charged with killing four members of the same family and kidnapping a baby before eluding authorities for a week is scheduled to make his first court appearance since he was formally indicted.
Tennessee man accused of wiping out entire family makes first court appearance since chilling discovery
A Tennessee man charged with killing four family members will appear in court for the first time since a grand jury decided to move forward with his case. Austin Robert Drummond is expected to show up Monday afternoon for his hearing in Lake County, which is in the rural northwest part of the state. A grand jury brought charges against Drummond that include first-degree murder and aggravated kidnapping for the shootings that happened on July 29.…
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