A manhunt for the suspect in the Tennessee kidnappings and killings of four people ended Tuesday when he was taken into custody, police said.
Austin Robert Drummond, 28, was taken into custody in Jackson by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation after a weeklong manhunt, according to the Jackson, Tennessee, Police Department.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation released this image in the search for Austin Robert Drummond, 29, who is wanted in connection with a quadruple homicide in Tiptonville, TN.
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation
Drummond, who had been considered armed and dangerous, is the prime suspect in the July 29 killings of 38-year-old Cortney Rose; Rose’s children, 20-year-old Adrianna Williams and 15-year-old Braydon Williams; and Adrianna Williams’ boyfriend, 21-year-old James “Michael” Wilson, according to authorities and family.
The victims were found along a road in Lake County, in northwest Tennessee, authorities said. The same day, Wilson and Williams’ baby was left in a car seat in a “random individual’s front yard” in nearby Dyer County, according to the Dyer County Sheriff’s Office.
Austin Drummond, 28, is shown after being captured by authorities in Jackson, Tenn., on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025. He is accused of killing four people.
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation
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