Murder suspect Drummond captured this morning in Jackson

The man wanted in the killings of the parents, grandmother and uncle of an infant found alone has been arrested, police in Tennessee said this morning.

Austin Robert Drummond, 28, was taken into custody amid a search, police in Jackson, Tennessee, said in a social media post just after 9 a.m.

At a press conference on Tuesday afternoon, the Jackson Police Department they received multiple calls just after 8 a.m. reporting sightings of Drummond. As police vehicles focused on the area, an additional call from a resident at 8:57 a.m. pinpointed Drummond's location, and he was apprehended at 9:05.

Further details about Drummond’s arrest weren’t immediately available as multiple law enforcement agencies continue to put together a consolidated timeline of events.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has already charged Tanaka Brown, 29, and Giovonte Thomas, 29, with accessory after the fact to first-degree murder. Investigators allege both men “assisted” Drummond, 28, in the family’s killings.

Many questions are still unanswered, including how the relatives were slain and how the baby ended up in the Tigrett area, about 40 miles from the bodies.

Last week, authorities said they found the car they believe Drummond had been driving. It was located in Jackson, about 70 miles from where the bodies were discovered and some 40 miles from where the baby was left.

Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Director David Rausch has said authorities believe the family’s killings were a targeted attack by Drummond, who had a relationship with the victims. The baby is safe and being cared for, authorities have said.

Officials obtained warrants for Drummond that charge him with four counts of first-degree murder, one count of aggravated kidnapping and weapons offenses. His criminal history includes prison time for robbing a convenience store and threatening to go after jurors. He was also charged with attempted murder while behind bars.


(Photo: Jackson TN Police Department)