US EditionQuadruple murder suspect spotted wielding rifle as police issue lockdown alert
LAKE COUNTY, TENNESSEE, AUG 5 – Austin Robert Drummond was captured after a weeklong manhunt for the targeted killing of four family members linked to an abandoned infant, with a $32,500 reward offered by authorities.
- On August 4, Dearrah Sanders, 23, from Jackson, Tennessee, was taken into custody in connection with aiding someone following a quadruple homicide in Lake County.
- The case began when a baby was found abandoned in a front yard in Tigrett, leading investigators to discover four deceased victims in northwestern Tennessee.
- Austin Drummond, 28, the main suspect, faces multiple charges including first-degree murder, aggravated kidnapping, and weapons offenses as authorities conduct a search near Pleasant Plains Road in Jackson.
- Authorities offer a $17,500 reward for information leading to Drummond's arrest, describing him as armed and dangerous and advising the public not to approach him.
- The arrests of Sanders and two others signal ongoing law enforcement efforts as Jackson remains on lockdown with heavy police presence and road closures until Drummond is apprehended.
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By Emma Tucker, CNN The search is over for the man responsible for the murders of the parents, grandmother, and teenage uncle of an abandoned baby in Tennessee. Austin Robert Drummond was arrested Tuesday morning in the woods in Jackson, Tennessee, after several residents spotted him. The 28-year-old is a convicted felon with alleged ties to a violent street gang, was out on bail for attempted murder, and was dating the sister of one of the vict…
Suspect captured after manhunt in killing of 4 family members in Tennessee
The suspect wanted in connection with the killing of four people and the kidnapping of a baby in Tennessee was taken into custody on Tuesday after a week-long manhunt. Austin Robert Drummond, 28, was taken into custody in Jackson by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, according to the Jackson, Tennessee, Police Department. According to the Dyer County Sheriff’s Office, Drummond is accused of the July 29 killings of Cortney Rose, Rose’s childr…
Brave 911 caller breaks silence after helping police capture fugitive felon Austin Drummond accused of murdering family
A quick-thinking Tennessee house painter was just trying to "do the right thing" when he helped lead police to capture quadruple murder suspect Austin Drummond after spotting the convicted felon lingering around in the woods.
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