
Lawyer for man charged with killing 4 in rural Tennessee to request change of venue ahead of trial
The lawyer for a man charged with killing four members of the same family has told a judge that he plans to request that a jury from outside the county hear the case that set a large swath of rural Tennessee on edge. Austin Robert Drummond pleaded not guilty Monday in his first court appearance since he was indicted on charges including first-degree murder and aggravated kidnapping in the July 29 shootings in Lake County. Drummondโs attorney said he intends to file a motion for a change of venue. Such motions can be entered in cases with high pre-trial publicity. Drummond faces the death penalty if convicted of first-degree murder at trial.