Drummond appeared in court for arraignment on Thursday in Tennessee after being taken into custody following a weeklong search.

Quadruple murder suspect Austin Drummond was arraigned at the Lake County Courthouse in Tiptonville, Tenn., on Thursday, August. 7, 2025. Drummond, the suspect of a weeklong manhunt in West Tennessee,

The manhunt for Drummond continued into the morning of Aug. 5 as surveillance camera footage showed him walking around the Pipkin Road area dressed in camouflage, carrying a black rifle. The Jackson Police Department issued a safety in place order for the area of Bridlepath Drive and Saddlebrook Drive in Northwest Jackson.

Drummond is charged with four counts of first-degree murder, as well as aggravated kidnapping and abandonment. The judge revealed that the four Tiptonville victims were found shot to death.