TN Man Accused of Killing 4 Family Members and Abandoning a Baby Moved to Prison to Await Trial | Crime Alert 11AM 10.28.25

Austin Drummond, the accused killer of four family members in Lake County, will be transferred to a state prison while he awaits his next trial.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:01):
Hourly update breaking crime news. Now, I'm Nicole Parton we
start things in Tennessee. Austin Drummond, the accused killer of
four family members in Lake County, will be transferred to
a state prison while he awaits his next trial. This
decision comes after Drummond's recent court appearance on unrelated charges

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he was facing prior to his release from prison. The
first time, Judge Mark Hayes expressed concerns over Drummond's behavior,
stating that it had quote created problems with law enforcement
and they must now deal with and tolerate. The judge
noted Drummonds quite the audacity in opposing the transfer given

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his previous actions. According to Assistant District Attorney Andrew Hayes,
the court found Drummond to pose a significant behavior and
security risk due to his disciplinary issues while incarcerated. These
issues include possession of narcotics, as well as covering his
cell door with various materials, including his own feces, and

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numerous fights with inmates. Hayes explained that the motion to
move Drummond to a Department of Corrections facility was made
on behalf of the Lake County and Obion County sheriff's
departments as they were unable to adequately manage his behavior
as a pre trial detainee. However, Drummond's attorney, Drew Farmer,
raised concerns about the transfer, stating that it could create

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challenges for the defense team as they prepare for the
upcoming trial next year. Farmer noted that the exact location
of the facility has not been revealed and no one
from the Department of Corrections has been able to provide
details on the transfer. Drummond's criminal history is extensive, including
ten year sentence in twenty fourteen and multiple additional charges

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for drug possession, weapons, and even attempted murder. While incarcerated,
Video evidence shows Drummond involved in a violent altercation with
a fellow inmate, though his sentence was never increased and
he was ultimately released. Drummond now faces the death penalty
for the alleged murder of four Lake County family members.

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He will return to court in November along with a
co defendant, regarding the incident at the correctional facility. War
Crime and Justice News after this and now to Montana.
In a tragic case of neglect, a twenty eight year
old mother stands accused of fatally neglecting her special needs toddler.

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Nicole Boyer is alleged to have told police that she
became overwhelmed and stopped providing her two year old son
with water and food for several weeks leading up to
his death. Core records show that Boyer has been taken
into custody and charged with one count of deliberate homicide
in connection with her young son's horrific death. The victim,

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described as signal difficantly disabled, suffered from a range of
medical conditions, including spina bifida, club feet, anhydrocephalus, a condition
that puts significant pressure on the brain, according to a
probable cause affidavit, deputies from the Beaverhead County Sheriff's Office
responded to a call on October sixteen about a deceased

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child at a residence. The caller, identified as Boyer, reported
that her son had quote been sick for months and
was now dead. Upon arrival, the deputies reportedly observed the
smell of a decomposing body and found the home in
a state of disarray, covered in trash and rotten food,
as well as animal urine and feces. The child's body.

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He was found discovered upstairs on a pile of laundry, bedsheets,
and trash and other items on the floor, next to
a mattress covered with a sweatshirt that belonged to his mother.
During questioning, Boyer allegedly admitted that she had stopped caring
for her son, saying she became overwhelmed with the demands
of caring for three children. She reportedly told police that

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she didn't prioritize him and that her lack of not
paying attention and prioritizing other things over him could have
led to him dying. Boyer is said to have acknowledged
that she knew her son had been dead for some
time due to her failure to provide him with food
or water. The mother is currently being held without bond
and is scheduled to appear in court on next Tuesday morning,

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facing the devastating charge of deliberate homicide. The death of
her vulnerable and disabled child now rest on her For
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