Third Suspect Arrested in Tennessee Quadruple Homicide as Manhunt for Fugitive Suspect Intensifies

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On Monday, authorities announced the arrest of a third individual accused of assisting fugitive Austin Robert Drummond, 28, who is wanted in connection with the killings of four family members in Tennessee. Dearrah Sanders, 23, was taken into custody on warrants charging her as an accessory after the fact to first-degree murder for allegedly aiding Drummond after the homicides. Sanders will be booked into Lake County Jail; her legal representation status is currently unknown.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) also previously charged Tanaka Brown, 29, and Giovontie Thomas, 29, with the same offense. Brown faces an additional charge of tampering with evidence. Details on the precise actions by Sanders, Brown, and Thomas to assist Drummond have not been specified by authorities.

Drummond is being sought in relation to the deaths of James M. Wilson, 21; Adrianna Williams, 20; Cortney Rose, 38; and Braydon Wilson, age undisclosed. Authorities believe Drummond has connections to the Vice Lords gang and suspect he may be assisted by its members. The Vice Lords, according to the U.S. Justice Department, are involved in murder and violent crime, with operations in Illinois and Tennessee.

On Monday, law enforcement focused their search efforts on a wooded area near Union University in Jackson, Tennessee. Last week, a vehicle linked to Drummond was found unoccupied in the same area. For security, Union University locked all exterior doors to campus buildings at the request of police. Nearby, Jackson Christian School, less than a mile from the university, also went on lockdown. At the time, only faculty and staff were present due to the upcoming school year.

The intensified search follows a confirmed sighting of Drummond captured on local residents’ home security cameras in Jackson on Sunday night, according to Jackson police. The investigation and manhunt for Austin Drummond remain ongoing.

On Monday, law enforcement authorities intensified their search for Austin Robert Drummond, 28, the suspect in a quadruple homicide in Tennessee, by focusing efforts on a wooded area near Union University in Jackson. The search area is in the same city where a vehicle associated with Drummond was found unoccupied last week. The action was taken following a confirmed sighting of Drummond on a resident's camera in Jackson on Sunday night, according to police.

Additionally, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) announced the arrest of Dearrah Sanders, 23, on Monday. Sanders faces charges of accessory after the fact to first-degree murder for allegedly assisting Drummond after the killings. Sanders will be booked into Lake County Jail. It is currently unclear if she has legal representation. Previously, two others—Tanaka Brown, 29, and Giovontie Thomas, 29—were also charged with being accessories after the fact. Brown faces an additional charge of tampering with evidence. Authorities have not provided details on the specific actions taken by Sanders, Brown, and Thomas.

The incident revolves around the murders of four relatives of a Tennessee infant who was found abandoned but alive. The victims were identified as James M. Wilson, 21; Adrianna Williams, 20; Cortney Rose, 38; and Braydon Wilson (age unspecified in the provided text). Drummond has alleged connections to the Vice Lords gang, according to a law enforcement source.

As of Monday, Drummond remains at large. Union University locked the exterior doors to all campus buildings at the request of police, according to spokesperson Tim Ellsworth. Jackson Christian School, located less than a mile from the university, also went into lockdown, with only teachers present on campus due to the upcoming school year.

The TBI and local authorities continue to search for Drummond and investigate the involvement of others in assisting him. Authorities have warned he may be receiving help from members of the Vice Lords gang, which is known to operate in Tennessee and Illinois.

Authorities in Tennessee are searching for a 28-year-old man, Austin Robert Drummond, who is accused of killing four family members and abandoning an infant on Tuesday in Lake County, northwest Tennessee. The victims were identified as 38-year-old Cortney Rose, Cortney's children, 20-year-old Adrianna Williams and 15-year-old Braydon Williams, and Adrianna Williams' boyfriend, 21-year-old James "Michael" Wilson. The killings occurred along a road in Lake County near the borders of Arkansas, Missouri, and Kentucky.

On the same day, Wilson and Williams' baby was found alive in a car seat in a stranger's front yard in nearby Dyer County. The infant was treated by paramedics and is currently safe and being cared for, according to the Dyer County Sheriff's Office and Danny Goodman, the district attorney for Dyer and Lake counties.

Drummond remains at large and is considered armed and dangerous. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) believes he is still in the area and has intensified the search. On Saturday, the TBI arrested and charged two men, 29-year-old Tanaka Brown and 29-year-old Giovante Thomas, both of Jackson, with accessory after the fact to first-degree murder for allegedly assisting Drummond after the homicides. Official warrants were obtained for their arrests.

The investigation is ongoing, and no motive for the killings has been provided in the official statements. Law enforcement agencies have not released further details about the sequence of events or the circumstances leading up to the murders at this time.