Overview

• Law enforcement arrested 28-year-old Austin Robert Drummond in Jackson following a six-day multi-agency search across western Tennessee
• Drummond is wanted on four counts of first-degree murder, one count of aggravated kidnapping and multiple firearms charges in the July 29 targeted killings
• The case was triggered when a 7-month-old infant was found abandoned in a Dyer County yard, leading investigators to discover four relatives slain in Tiptonville
• Two Jackson associates have been charged with accessory after the fact to first-degree murder, and one also faces a count of evidence tampering
• Drummond’s criminal history includes a 2014 aggravated robbery conviction, alleged Vice Lords gang ties and release on bond for prison-related charges at the time of the killings