Woman Arrested in Wild Tenn. Murder Case Where 4 Were Slain — and a Baby Was Left in a Stranger's Yard By Liam Quinn

A woman was charged with accessory after the fact to first-degree murder, with authorities alleging that she assisted the man suspected of murdering four people in rural Tennessee.

Austin Robert Drummond is accused of killing four family members and abandoning a 7-month-old baby before leading authorities on a manhunt. He remains at large.

Adrianna Williams, 20, James M. Wilson, 21, Cortney Rose, 38, and Braydon Williams, 15, were found dead in rural Tennessee on July 29, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.

The bodies were found after James and Adrianna’s baby was found in a yard 25 miles away.

Authorities subsequently put out a warrant for Drummond on charges of first-degree murder, aggravated kidnapping, felon in possession of a firearm and one count of possession of a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony.

The TBI announced on Monday, Aug. 4 that Dearrah Sanders had been arrested and charged as an accessory.

Previously, authorities arrested Tanaka Brown, 29, and Giovonte Thomas, 29, in connection with the case.

Both men were charged with accessory after the fact to first-degree murder, according to the TBI.

On Friday, Aug. 1, Drummond’s empty car was found over an hour’s drive away from where the four deceased individuals were located, the Dyer County Sheriff’s Office said on Facebook.

The four victims were the mother, father, grandmother and uncle of the abandoned infant. Fox News reported that the four were related to Drummond’s current girlfriend.

The DCSO previously said officers were alerted to an abandoned infant.

“A dark-colored minivan or a white mid-size SUV was reported to have dropped off an infant in a car seat at a random individual’s front yard,” police said. “Thankfully a witness saw the car seat with the child and called 911.”

The Associated Press, citing authorities, reported that Drummond had been behind bars after robbing a convenience store at age 16 and for threatening to go after jurors.

At the time of the alleged quadruple murder, the AP reported, Drummond was out on bond for allegedly attempting to kill someone while in prison in December 2024.