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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As the weeklong manhunt for the suspect arrested in the killings of four relatives of a baby found abandoned in Tennessee came to an end on Tuesday, police revealed the suspect’s girlfriend is related to the victims.
Austin Drummond, suspected of killing 4 members of the same family and abandoning a baby in front of an unknown person's house, was arrested in a rural area of Tennessee (United States) on Tuesday.
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