Suspect wanted in deaths of 4 people in Lake County
PRESS RELEASE FROM TBI:
UPDATE (8/01/25): LISTEN: WBBJ obtains audio from Austin Drummond’s parole hearing
UPDATE: Murder suspect’s vehicle found in Jackson
UPDATE: According to court records available online, Austin Drummond previously had an upcoming court hearing in Lake County scheduled for August 25. Charges listed include:
- Schedule II drugs: meth (Violation date: 07/21/2023)
- Schedule VI drugs: manufacturing, delivering, selling, possession (Violation date: 07/21/2023)
- Contraband in penal facility (Violation date: 07/21/2023)
- Contraband – intoxicant/drugs in penal facility (Violation date: 07/21/2023)
- Possession of a handgun – convicted felon (Violation date: 07/21/2023)
- First degree murder – attempted (Violation date: 8/29/23)
UPDATE: According to District Attorney Danny Goodman, Drummond is from the Jackson area. DA Goodman says Drummond possibly dated or is dating a relative of the deceased. Goodman confirms Drummond previously committed a robbery when he was a juvenile but was charged as an adult, and he has just been recently released from prison.
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PRESS RELEASE FROM TBI:
Suspect wanted in deaths of 4 people in lake county
LAKE COUNTY – Special agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, in coordination with a variety of local, state, and federal authorities, have identified a suspect charged in connection with a quadruple homicide in Tiptonville.
TBI Agents obtained warrants for Austin Robert Drummond (DOB 8/31/96), charging him with four counts of First Degree Murder, one count of Aggravated Kidnapping, four counts of Felon in Possession of a Firearm, and one count of Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Dangerous Felony. At this time, Drummond remains at large and should be considered armed and dangerous. Anyone with information concerning his whereabouts is asked to call 731-415-7962, 731-333-0811, or 1-800-TBI-FIND.
At the request of 29th District Attorney General Danny Goodman, TBI special agents, began investigating the crime that occurred Tuesday along Carrington Road in Tiptonville.
The deceased have been identified as:
- James M. Wilson, 21
- Adrianna Williams, 20
- Cortney Rose, 38
- Braydon Williams, 15
Agencies working alongside the TBI in this case include the Tiptonville Police Department, the Lake County Sheriff’s Department, the Dyer County Sheriff’s Department, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, the Tennessee State Parks, the Tennessee Highway Patrol, the Jackson Police Department, the Crockett County Sheriff’s Department, the U.S. Marshals Two Rivers Violent Fugitive Task Force, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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