Prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty against a Tennessee man charged with killing the parents, grandmother and uncle of an infant found abandoned in a home’s front yard.

The Lake County Courthouse saw 28-year-old Austin Drummond via video conference call as the judge read aloud the charges against him. Drummond is charged with four counts of first-degree murder, as well as aggravated kidnapping and abandonment.

Prosecutors will seek the death penalty against a man accused of murdering four family members in West Tennessee.

At the news conference Tuesday, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Director David Rausch said the suspect’s girlfriend was related to the victims. Goodman later confirmed to CNN Drummond’s girlfriend and Rose were sisters.

This photo provided by Tennessee Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025 shows Austin Drummond, moments after having been taken into custody. (Tennessee Bureau of Investigation via AP) Vehicles are seen being taken by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation in Lake County,

Police say the man facing charges that he killed the parents, grandmother and uncle of an infant found left in a western Tennessee yard last week has been arrested