Tennessee Man Sought in 4 Deaths Spent Years in Prison for Robbing a Convenience Store at Age 16
LAKE COUNTY, TENNESSEE, JUL 31 – Austin Robert Drummond faces multiple charges including first-degree murder and kidnapping after killing four family members and abandoning their infant daughter, authorities said.
- On Tuesday, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation named Austin Robert Drummond, 28, as a suspect in the quadruple murder after an infant was abandoned, and he remains at large.
- Investigators immediately began searching for the four relatives after discovering an infant in a car seat in the Tigrett area on Tuesday afternoon, leading to Lake County where victims were found.
- TBI Agents obtained warrants charging Austin Robert Drummond, DOB 8/31/96, with four counts of First Degree Murder and added him to the Most Wanted list, officials said.
- Authorities have announced a reward of up to $15,000 for leads resulting in Drummond’s arrest, and the U.S. Marshals Service offers $7,500 for information; tips can be called to 731-415-7962, 731-333-0811, or 1-800-TBI-FIND.
- Court documents show Austin Robert Drummond’s criminal history began as a teenager with a July 2013 robbery in Jackson, Tennessee, and he completed a 13-year sentence in September 2024, according to parole board records.
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Tennessee man sought in 4 deaths spent years in prison for robbing a convenience store at age 16
Court records show the man wanted in the northwest Tennessee deaths of four people had spent years in prison for robbing a convenience store as a 16-year-old and threatening to go after jurors.
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