Vehicle of Tennessee quadruple murder suspect found as details of criminal past emerge
The conveyance driven by Tennessee quadruple murder suspect Austin Drummond was exposed abandoned as details are emerging about his lengthy criminal background A manhunt is ongoing Saturday for Drummond a -year-old craved in the murders of four people this week in Tiptonville Tennessee Police stated an infant later exposed on the front lawn of a random individual's house is related to all four deceased individuals identified as family members of Drummond s current girlfriend The Jackson Police Department has located the wagon driven by Austin Drummond in the woods near the dead end of MCO road the agency noted Friday regarding an Audi A with a Tennessee license plate It appears that he has been living in the bicycle and may be in the area JPD asks all people within the immediate area of this alert to lock their doors and stay indoors as we actively search for Drummond it added Remember he is considered armed and extremely dangerous TENNESSEE MANHUNT FOR QUADRUPLE MURDER SUSPECT TIED TO TARGETED ATTACK AFTER BABY UNVEILED ABANDONED DA Jackson is located about miles southeast of Tiptonville where the sufferers -- James M Wilson Adrianna Williams Cortney Rose and Braydon Williams -- were unveiled Tuesday Tennessee District District Attorney Danny Goodman revealed during a Friday press conference that at the time of the alleged murders Drummond was out on bond for trying to kill someone while he was in prison on Dec It was a targeted attack Goodman added during an interview with Fox Friends on Friday Goodman revealed the four casualties were family members of Drummond s current girlfriend Rose and Adrianna are half-sisters and both of Williams siblings are her nephew and niece A reward of is now being offered for Drummond s arrest The nature of the alleged killings is unclear but the Tennessee Bureau of Research TBI has revealed it obtained warrants for Drummond charging him with four counts of first-degree murder one count of aggravated kidnapping and weapons offenses CASUALTIES IDENTIFIED IN TENNESSEE QUADRUPLE MURDER Getting Austin Drummond in custody is a priority Anyone with information about where we can find him should call us without delay You will remain anonymous U S Marshal Tyreece Miller noted in a announcement The U S Marshals are assisting the TBI in the manhunt Drummond previously spent years in prison for robbing a convenience store as a -year-old and threatening to go after jurors the Associated Press stated citing court records He was tried as an adult for the July robbery in Jackson Tennessee During the episode he pointed a pistol at the gas station store worker and ordered the cash register to be opened taking the inside court records show At a hearing in which he was denied parole Drummond declared he was on Xanax the night of the robbery and doesn t remember robbing the gas station He announced the gun was a BB gun FORMER MEMPHIS POLICE OFFICERS ACQUITTED IN DEATH OF TYRE NICHOLS After the jury convicted him of one count of aggravated robbery in August he made threats to go after jurors Drummond announced during the parole hearing He pleaded guilty in February to counts of retaliation for past action The district attorney that covers Madison County Jody Pickens urged against early release for Drummond writing a letter in that called him a dangerous felony offender and a substantiated member of the Vice Lords a street gang according to the AP Drummond ultimately was given a combined -year sentence His sentence ended in September Tennessee Department of Correction records manifested As of the parole hearing Drummond also had more than two dozen disciplinary issues in prison including possession of a deadly weapon assault refusing a drug test and gang activity Drummond revealed the assault and the deadly weapon charges occurred because he was almost beaten to death Fox News Julia Bonavita Adam Sabes Samantha Daigle and The Associated Press contributed to this analysis
