2 men connected to alleged tin. Short -haired murder suspected arrested: officials

Two men allegedly linked to Austin Robert Drummondwho is accused of killing four family members in Tennessee and abandon a 7 -month -old girl In a garden, arrested in the middle of the ongoing manhunt for murder suspect.

On Saturday, August 2, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) confirmed Tanaka Brown, 29, and Giovonte Thomas, 29, had been accused of accessories after the fact to the first degree murder per two News notice.

Brown is also facing a fee for a bill of manipulation with evidence, one update specified.

TBI claimed that both suspects “helped” Drummond, 28, who is wanted for the murders of James M. Wilson, 21, Adrianna Williams, 20, Cortney Rose, 38 and Braydon Williams, 15. The victims were found all deceased on Tuesday, July 29 in Lake County.

“Thomas was already held in the Madison County prison on an independent fee for failure to emerge. He will be transferred to the Lake County prison to be arranged for the new charges,” TBI said in a free release.

A separate post pronounced, “Brown was booked into the Lake County prison where he remains (without) bond.”

Police discovered the four organs in the middle of the ongoing investigation into the abandonment of James and Adrianna’s 7 -month -old baby daughter 25 miles away in Dyer County, Tenn., People reported earlier.

On Sunday, August 3, Dyer County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) confirmed that US Marshall had increased its reward to catch Drummond to $ 10,000. With TBI that also offers $ 7,500, this reward provides a total of $ 17,500, per a Facebook post.

Drummond is wanted for first degree murder X 4, exacerbated kidnapping, possession of a firearm on behalf of a dangerous crime and possession of a firearm by a convicted criminal, per US Marshals “Wanted” poster.

On Friday 1 August, Drummond’s empty car low In Jackson, Tenn., Over an hour’s drive from Tiptonville, where his four alleged victims were discovered, DCSO said in a “warning” which was split further Facebook.

“Jackson Police Department has located the vehicle run by Austin Drummond in the forest near the dead end of the MCO road. It seems he has lived in the vehicle and may be in the area,” DCSO said.

“JPD asks all people in the immediate area of this warning to lock their doors and stay indoors when we actively search for Drummond,” warned the warning. “Remember that he is considered armed and extremely dangerous. If you see him, call 911 immediately. When you are not approaching the suspect.”

The quartet has been identified as the mother, father, grandmother and uncle to the abandoned infant and according to Fox NewsThey were all family members to Drummond’s current girlfriend.

The outlet also reported that at the time of the alleged quadruple murder, Drummond was out on Bond to allegedly trying to kill someone while he was in prison in December 2024. He was behind bars to rob a convenience store at the age of 16, and for threatening to go after jurors, according to it Associated Press.

On the evening of July 29, about 10:26 Local time, a 911 call was made that Cortney Rose and her daughter, Adrianna Williams, were missing. The four bodies had been found hours after the child was abandoned.

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DCSO said earlier on one Facebook Post that officers had “received a call about an incident on Old Highway 20 near the Tigrett area (in Dyer County)” about 15:11 July 29.

“A dark colored minivan or a white medium -sized SUV was reported to have dropped an infant in an car seat at a random individual’s garden,” they added, along with a photo of the infant. “Thankfully saw a witness the car seat with the child and called 911.”

During an update hours later, the sheriff’s office said that four individuals had been discovered dead in Lake County. Stephen Sutton, a spokesman for the lake and the Dyer County people, has since said that the child was now safe, the AP reported.

Tennessee Bureau of Investigation had no further information to add when contacted by people. People have also reached Dyer County Sheriff’s Office.