MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- WREG Investigators uncovered new audio that has suspected mass murderer Austin Drummond defending himself as to why he had a weapon behind bars and used it in a fight years before he was arrested for the murder of four people last week.

The audio was recorded on July 23, 2020 when Austin Drummond went before the Tennessee Board of Parole.

He'd been serving a 13-year sentence at a state prison in Lake County.

Drummond's disciplinary infractions from the previous year were discussed during the hearing.

"Looks like you have some pending [charges] right now for drugs and a cell phone," said the parole board member.

"Those haven't been handled yet," Drummond responded.

On top of that, he'd been in solitary confinement for 90 days for possession of a deadly weapon, an ass

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