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Austin Drummond Apprehended After Weeklong Tennessee Manhunt

Drummond’s arrest in Jackson followed community tips during shelter-in-place orders with three alleged accomplices facing accessory charges.

A photo shared by the Jackson Police Department shows Austin Drummond as he as being taken into custody on Tuesday, August 5. Drummond was captured in a wooded area shortly after 8am local time, according to authorities.
Top left to right, Adrianna Williams, 20; James M. Wilson, 21; bottom left to right, Cortney Rose, 38; and Braydon Williams, 15.
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Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Director David Rausch speaks during a press conference on Tuesday.

Overview

  • On August 5 law enforcement officers apprehended Drummond in Jackson after surveillance footage and public reports of a man in camouflage carrying a rifle.
  • He is accused of fatally shooting four relatives along a Lake County road on July 29 and faces four counts of first-degree murder, aggravated kidnapping and weapons offenses.
  • Tanaka Brown, Giovonte Thomas and Dearrah Sanders have been charged as accessories after the killings for assisting Drummond.
  • The infant left abandoned in a Tigrett front yard shortly after the killings remains safe and is being cared for by other family members.
  • District Attorney Danny Goodman said prosecutors are very likely to seek the death penalty against Drummond.