The Tennessee man accused of killing four members of a family and kidnapping a baby has been indicted on multiple charges by a grand jury.
Prosecutors said Austin Drummond was formally charged with four counts of first degree murder, four counts of unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, aggravated kidnapping, and possession of a weapon during the commission of a felony, CourtTV reported.
Lake County District Attorney General Danny Goodman said his office has filed notice that it will seek the death penalty if Drummond is convicted.
Drummond, 28, was captured after a weeklong manhunt in July when Adriana Williams, James Matthew Wilson, Cortney Rose, and Braydon Williams were found shot to death in Lake County, as CrimeOnline reported. The bodies were found hours after the infant daughter of Adriana Williams and Wilson was found abandoned in neighboring Dyer County.
Brayden Williams and Adriana Williams were siblings, and Rose was their mother.
Drummond claimed in an interview with a Nashville television station that he had been a confidential informant while in prison and that his cover was blown. He said he was afraid and ran but that he did not kill the family, which he considered part of his own family. Drummond’s girlfriend was Rose’s sister.
Goodman said he was confident Drummond was the killer and that there was a solid motive.
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[Featured image: FILE: Defendant Austin Drummond, accused of quadruple murder, appears in court during a preliminary hearing September 4, 2025, in Tiptonville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, Pool, File)
