Authorities Arrest Alleged Associate Of Man Suspected In Deaths Of 4 In Tennessee

A man described arsenic an subordinate of nan fishy successful a quadruple homicide successful Tennessee earlier this week has been arrested connected suspicion of helping nan fugitive, authorities said Saturday.

Tanaka Brown, 29, was arrested Friday by typical agents pinch nan Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. He has been charged pinch accessory aft nan truth to first-degree murder, nan bureau said successful a statement.

Brown is being held without enslaved successful Lake County Jail, nan bureau said.

He is accused of helping Austin Robert Drummond, 28, who remained astatine ample Saturday night. Authorities person been searching for Drummond successful relationship pinch nan deaths of 4 group Tuesday successful Tiptonville.

The 4 bodies were discovered aft an babe was recovered abandoned successful a car spot successful Dyer County, mounting disconnected a scramble to find nan baby's guardians, Stephen Sutton, a spokesperson for nan sheriff’s offices successful Lake and Dyer counties, said astatine a Friday news conference.

“The babe is safe and is being cared for,” Sutton said.

Drummond has been charged pinch 4 counts of first-degree murder, aggravated kidnapping, possession of a weapon during a vulnerable felony, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, according to nan U.S. Marshals Service.

Suspect Austin Drummond.Tennessee Bureau of Investigation

Drummond was retired connected enslaved erstwhile nan killings took place, Danny Goodman, territory lawyer for Dyer and Lake counties, said Friday.

He had been released connected enslaved related to an incident that allegedly took spot successful prison, wherever he was serving clip for aggravated robbery, Goodman said.

It’s not clear whether Brown aliases Drummond person retained ineligible counsel. The nationalist defender’s agency for nan judicial territory that covers Lake and Dyer counties was not disposable to supply accusation precocious Saturday.

Drummond is described arsenic equipped and dangerous, and anyone who spots him was asked to telephone 911.

“Getting Austin Drummond successful custody is simply a priority,” nan U.S. Marshals Service said.

Two vehicles associated pinch Drummond person been found, authorities said. A achromatic 1988 Ford pickup pinch reddish broadside panels was located successful Dyer County connected Saturday, and authorities are asking anyone pinch information video of nan motortruck to nonstop it to nan Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.

Drummond's achromatic 2016 Audi A3 was recovered abandoned Friday successful Jackson, astir 74 miles southeast of Tiptonville, nan bureau said.

He is believed to still beryllium successful nan Jackson area, bureau Director David B. Rausch said Friday.

“This incident has this organization connected edge,” Rausch said.

Jackson is astir 87 miles northeast of Memphis.

Authorities person antecedently identified nan victims arsenic Matthew Wilson, 21, nan abandoned child’s father; Adrianna Williams, 20, nan mother; Cortney Rose, 38, nan maternal grandmother; and Braydon Williams, 15, nan maternal uncle.

Authorities haven't said really they died but person described their deaths arsenic nan consequence of murder.

“There is simply a familial narration betwixt nan fishy and nan family,” Rausch said.

A relative of nan victims said Thursday successful a Facebook station that nan fishy has “literally been thing short of astonishing to america and our kids.” According to nan post, Drummond antecedently dated a sister of Rose.

Rausch said nan fishy showed a motion of compassion — dropping nan kid disconnected — truthful "there is dream for him to beryllium capable to travel successful and person a speech astir what happened.”