The authorities in Lake County, Tennessee, are currently searching for a 28-year-old man, identified as Austin Robert Drummond, suspected of killing four people
The U.S. Marshals Office is now offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest of Austin Drummond as investigators searching for Austin Drummond have been wanting to locate this 1988 white Ford pickup truck with a red stripe which been located near Burnt Mill Rd. in Dyer County.
Who is Austin Robert Drummond, Lake County, Tennessee quadruple murder suspect currently absconding
2 major manhunts going on right now.
45-year-old Michael Paul Brown WANTED for killing 4 people in Anaconda Montana.
28-years-old Austin Robert Drummond WANTED for killing 4 people in Tennessee.
Where are they? pic.twitter.com/ANFwtwySn1
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Authorities also found Drummond’s white 2016 Audi A3 on Friday and it was found in Jackson, 74 miles southeast of Tiptonville where he is believed to be.
Special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation arrested Tanaka Brown on Friday and Giovonte Thomas on Saturday.
Austin Robert Drummond is a violent dangerous criminal still wanted for murdering of 4 PEOPLE. He's used multiple vehicles since the murders happened which were found abandoned in different locations. MASSIVE MANHUNT. He could be in Jackson Tennessee.https://t.co/QzA56yyeS8 pic.twitter.com/55W8V3Na9Q
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Brown and Thomas, both 29 and from Jackson, have been charged with accessory after the fact to first-degree murder and Brown also faces one count of tampering with evidence.
Brown is being held without bond in Lake County Jail while Thomas will be transferred there from the Madison County Jail, where he was being held on an unrelated charge of failure to appear.
As per reports, only an infant survived the brutal attack, wherein the suspect carried out a brutal quadruple homicide. The infant was reportedly found abandoned in Dyer County, earlier this week.
Reportedly, the victims have been identified as the infant’s parents’ Matthew Wilson and Adrianna Williams, 21 and 20 years-old respectively, alongside child’s maternal grandmother, Courtney Rose and his maternal uncle, Braydon Williams, 38 and 15 years-old respectively after their bodies were found along Carrington Road in Tiptonville.
🚨BREAKING: Austin Drummond added to the “MOST WANTED” list for MURDERING 4 people and abandoning 7 month old INFANT.
📍Tiptonville, Tennessee
Drummond served a 13-year sentence in prison for aggravated robbery and retaliation for past actions.
His was released on September… pic.twitter.com/6nU3jSbgpE
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Who is Austin Robert Drummond
Though, not much information is available about the accused of the quadruple homicide in Lake County, however, as per counts given by the authorities, Austin Robert Drummond is a 5 feet and 10 inch tall white male, weighing approximately 190 pounds.
The 28 year old was a member of the Vice Lords street gang, and was out on bond at the time of the killings.
When Drummond was 17, he was tried as an adult and convicted on charges related to the armed robbery of a convenience store in Jackson, Tennessee and was charged with aggravated robbery for the store incident, along with aggravated kidnapping and aggravated robbery for a personal attack.
Drummond had spent years in prison for robbing a convenience store as a 16-year-old and threatening to go after jurors and was was tried as an adult for the July 2013 robbery in Jackson, Tennessee. During the incident, he pointed a pistol at the gas station store worker and ordered the cash register to be opened, taking the $44 inside.
Quadruple murder suspect Austin Robert Drummond reportedly dated a sister of one of his victims. While investigators have not disclosed Drummond’s relationship to the victims, statements attributed to family members and an obituary suggest that Cortney Rose’s sister, Kaitlyn Speed, was in a relationship with him as the obituary announcing the death of the sisters’ mother, Donna Lynn Childress, on April 30, described Drummond as Kaitlyn Speed’s husband.
Comments attributed to Brier-Ashley Childress, the sister-in-law of Cortney Rose and Kaitlyn Speed, state that Speed and Drummond dated in the past, but they were not together currently.
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A little 7 month old baby was abandoned in a yard in 116-degree heat index conditions but was alive.
Unfortunately, the baby's family members were all murdered.
Austin Robert Drummond, 28 YO, is wanted in connection… pic.twitter.com/IYrCXRUoUH
— Jennifer Coffindaffer (@CoffindafferFBI) August 1, 2025
“Cortney Rose, my husband [Seth Childress], and Kaitlyn Speed are siblings. Adrianna and Braydon are our niece and nephew. Austin Drummond was Kaitlyn’s boyfriend at one time. Yes, he was close to our family. Yes, we cared about him and thought he cared about us,” Brier-Ashley Childress wrote in a Facebook post.
The authorities have reportedly issued an arrest warrant against him and TBI has added him to their “Most Wanted List.” The Sheriff’s office of the Dyer County has expressed their sorrow over the incident in a Facebook post.
What Did the Authorities Say?
Their posts suggests that the officials are investigating both incidents, the abandoned infant as well as the crime scene.
Furthermore, they stated that they will inform the public of more information as soon as they discover something. Additionally, the requested the locals for information. If anyone have the information, they can directly contact the County’s Sheriff’s office at the given number, that is, “731-285-2802.”
ALERT: We need your help to find Austin Robert Drummond (DOB: 08/31/1996), wanted by TBI & the Lake County Sheriff’s Dept. for First Degree Murder, Kidnapping & other charges in the ongoing investigation into the deaths of four people.https://t.co/Rq8oxf2AGR pic.twitter.com/QMcaSY3oLB
— Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (@TBInvestigation) July 31, 2025
Later, in another post, the officials request the public for any video footage or any other evidence that could be help them provide any lead in the investigation. If anyone have the footage or any other potential leading evidence, they can send them at 1-800-TBI-FIND.
Reportedly, later, the officials revealed that they have found Austin Robert Drummond’s car. As per media reports, they have found the abandoned car in the woods near MCO road, at the dead end. Reports claim that, it appears as if the suspect had been living in the vehicle, and he may still be in the area.
Charges Against Austin Robert Drummond
Reportedly, Robert Drummond is currently charged with four counts of felon in possession of a firearm, four counts of first-degree murder, one count of aggravated kidnapping, one counts of possession of firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony.
The authorities have issued a $15,000 reward for anyone whose lead help the officials in finding and apprehending him.
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