<p>Police identified the suspect they allege killed four relatives of a baby abandoned in a &#8220;random&#8221; yard in western Tennessee earlier this week.</p>
<p>The case began on Tuesday when authorities found a baby girl in a car seat abandoned in &#8220;a random individual&#8217;s front yard.&#8221; &#8220;A dark-colored minivan or a white mid-size SUV&#8221; reportedly dropped the child off in a yard in Dyer County, according to a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1154669463364683">statement</a> made by the local sheriff&#8217;s office. A witness saw the infant in a car seat and called 911. Investigators identified the child and began searching for her family to question them about the incident.</p>
<p>A few hours later, authorities found the bodies of the infant&#8217;s family in a wooded area of Lake County, the county to the north of Dyer. The deceased were identified as the baby&#8217;s mother, Adrianna Williams, 20; father, James Wilson, 21; grandmother, Cortney Rose, 38; and uncle, Braydon Williams, 15.</p>
<p>The suspect, Austin Robert Drummond, 28, is wanted on four counts of first-degree murder, aggravated kidnapping, and various firearm charges, <a href="https://tbinewsroom.com/2025/07/31/suspect-wanted-in-deaths-of-4-people-in-lake-county/">according</a> to a press release from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.</p>
<p>The police are still looking for Drummond, and he is considered armed and dangerous. There is a $17,500 reward for information leading to his arrest.</p>
<p>About a dozen agencies are working on the case, including the FBI. Authorities have not released a suspected motive.</p>
<p>District Attorney Danny Goodman <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/tennessee-manhunt-quadruple-murder-suspect-tied-targeted-attack-after-baby-found-abandoned-da">told</a> Fox News that authorities believe it was a targeted attack.</p>
<p>&#8220;We don&#8217;t think there’s a need for the community to be concerned, as far as it being some type of random act or anything like that,&#8221; Goodman said.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;The TBI has been actively working this case,&#8221; Goodman added. &#8220;It’s a twenty-four hour, round-the-clock operation right now. They have received several leads and they are following up with those.&#8221;</span></p>
<p>Goodman said Drummond knew the victims. Rose&#8217;s half sister is Drummond&#8217;s current girlfriend, according to the district attorney.</p>
<p>The exact relationship between Drummond and the half sister is unclear. A woman who identified herself as Rose&#8217;s sister-in-law said in a Facebook post that the girlfriend used to date Drummond. An obituary for another relative, however, said the pair was married.</p>
<p>The sister-in-law, Brier-Ashley Childress, said Drummond had been close to the family.</p>
<p>&#8220;We NEVER expected him to cause ANY harm to ANYONE, much less anyone in our family,&#8221; Childress said. &#8220;Cortney, Adrianna, Braydon, and Matthew THOUGHT they knew him. We all trusted him.&#8221;</p>
<p>Drummond was convicted of armed robbery in 2014 in Madison County, NBC News <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/relative-4-found-dead-tennessee-says-family-trusted-murder-suspect-run-rcna222379">reported</a>. His prison sentence ended in September. Two months later, he was charged with attempted murder and drug crimes. Drummond was out on bond at the time of the killings.</p>
<p>Drummond is now on the TBI&#8217;s Most Wanted List. Authorities found his abandoned car on MCO Road in Jackson, Tennessee, on Aug. 1. In a press conference later that day, TBI Director David Rausch said the agency believes Drummond is still in the area.</p>
<p>&#8220;He has direct ties to Jackson and the vehicle being found here certainly heightens that focus,&#8221; Rausch said.</p>
<p>The TBI said people nearby have been told to lock doors and stay alert.</p>
<p>Lake County Sheriff Bryan Avery said the infant found in the yard &#8220;is safe and being cared for.&#8221;</p>
<p>The TBI arrested two Jackson men over the weekend for allegedly assisting Drummond. Tanaka Brown was <a href="https://tbinewsroom.com/2025/08/02/jackson-man-charged-with-accessory-after-the-fact-to-1st-degree-murder/">charged</a> with accessory after the fact to first degree murder and tampering with evidence. Giovonte Thomas was also <a href="https://tbinewsroom.com/2025/08/02/jackson-man-charged-with-accessory-after-the-fact-to-1st-degree-murder-2/">charged</a> with accessory after the fact.</p>
<p>Brown is out on bond, according to a TBI press release. Thomas was being held on charges unrelated to the murder and will be transferred to the Lake County Jail.</p>
<p>Drummond is still at large. Anyone with information about Drummond is encouraged to contact the authorities by calling 911 or 1-800-TBI-FIND.</p>
<p><i data-stringify-type="italic">This story has been updated to include additional information.</i></p>

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