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Accused mass murderer Austin Drummond returns to court
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Accused mass murderer Austin Drummond returns to court.LAKE COUNTY, Tenn.— Accused mass murderer Austin Drummond returns to court Friday morning.Final plans for his upcoming trial in two cases could be decided during the hearing.At the last hearing, prosecutors suggested Shelby County as a location to hold the trial, but it was quickly shot down.RELATED: Judge denies motion for accused West Tennessee mass murder to represent himself Drummond is set to appear in court Friday for a motions hearing.There are motions for all three of his active, open cases.Records show the first case from 2023 is for drug possession in a penal facility, while the second includes attempted murder for a fight while he was in prison.FOX13 obtained video of the fight in 2024.In it, you see who appears to be Drummond and another inmate fight in a cell block.Then, you see the other inmate bleeding, though it's not clear how he was cut.The third and most recent case is last summer's murders of four family members in West Tennessee.Drummond is accused of killing them in Lake County and then dropping off their baby in Dyersburg.He is scheduled to go to trial next month for the attempted murder and drug charges in Carroll County.Friday's hearing will cover motions in all three cases and could potentially find out where the trial for the four murders will take place.Last month, a judge granted a change of venue motion.He also denied Drummond's request to serve as his own attorney in that murder trial.Download the FOX13 Memphis app to receive alerts from breaking news in your neighborhood.Trending stories: - Five men indicted for murder of Dyer County inmate, DA says - Memphis Police sit down with FOX13 Investigates to discuss drone program - Memphis City Council backs plan to revive Mud Island Amphitheater with ADA upgrades