US EditionPolice arrest suspect in killings of 4 Tennessee family members
- Police in Tennessee arrested 28-year-old Austin Robert Drummond on Tuesday as the suspect in the killings of four family members found in Tiptonville.
- The arrest followed a police search and warnings for residents to stay inside after reports of Drummond spotted in a neighborhood.
- Authorities have charged Drummond with multiple first-degree murder offenses, aggravated kidnapping, and weapons violations, while Tanaka Brown and Giovonte Thomas face charges for aiding and abetting after the crimes.
- The deceased individuals have been identified as James M. Wilson, age 21; Adrianna Williams, age 20; Cortney Rose, age 38; and 15-year-old Braydon Williams. The infant who was discovered alone is unharmed and currently in protective care.
- The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation indicated that Drummond deliberately targeted the family in the killings; he has a criminal record that includes attempted murder and robbery.
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By John Miller and Chris Boyette, CNN The suspect in the deaths of four relatives of an abandoned baby last week has been arrested after a week-long search in rural Tennessee, according to Jackson police. Austin Robert Drummond, 28, was captured in a wooded area Tuesday morning after being spotted by residents, according to a senior law enforcement official. He was taken into custody shortly after 8 a.m. local time, the official said. The captur…
Police arrest suspect in killings of 4 Tennessee family members - WNKY News 40 Television
The man wanted in the killings of the parents, grandmother and uncle of an infant found abandoned in a front yard in western Tennessee last week has been arrested, police said. Austin Robert Drummond, 28, was taken into custody amid a search on Tuesday, police in Jackson said in a social media post. Authorities later released a photo of Drummond standing in a wooded area wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt and looking into the camera. Drummond’s ar…
Tennessee Police Nab Quadruple Murder Suspect After Multiple-Day Manhunt
Police in Jackson, Tennessee, have taken murder suspect Austin Robert Drummond into custody after a multiple-day manhunt. Drummond, 28, was wanted in the murders of the parents, grandmother, and uncle of an infant found abandoned but alive in Tennessee’s Dyer County this past week. In an update on Tuesday morning, the Dyer County Police Department confirmed Drummond’s capture. The department made the announcement on its official Facebook page, t…
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