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Accused TN quadruple murderer Drummond files motion to represent himself

Media reports in west Tennessee say that accused quadruple-murderer Austin Drummond has filed a motion to represent himself.

Dyer and Lake County District Attorney Danny Goodman, Jr. said on Monday that the request will be considered in court Friday.

This comes after Drummond’s court-appointed attorney, Bryan Huffman, filed a motion in March to change the venue for the case. Huffman did not specify where, but it could be changed to Shelby County.

Drummond's next court date is scheduled for May 1.

Drummond is pleading not guilty to all charges related to the murder of four Lake County family members last July: Cortney Rose, 38; Adrianna Williams, 20; Braydon Williams, 15; and James “Matthew” Wilson, 21.

Their bodies were found in Tiptonville, 40 miles away from where Wilson’s seven-month-old daughter was abandoned in a Dyer County yard.

Prosecutors are pursuing the death penalty in this case.

Goodman said it’s likely Drummond’s motion will be denied because any defense in death penalty cases must meet certain criteria.
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