Virginia governor asks for probe into hiring of 'catfishing' cop who killed 3 in California
A Virginia State Police spokesperson said last month that there were no “indicators of concern” that surfaced during Edwards’ hiring process.
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office, which employed Edwards immediately before his death, had previously said “no employers disclosed any troubles, reprimands, or internal investigations pertaining to Edwards.”in Virginia first reported Wednesday that Youngkin had requested a probe and said that the governor believes the hiring involved human error. “Once the investigation is completed, there will be full transparency,” Youngkin told reporters Wednesday.
In 2021, five years after his psychiatric detention, Edwards entered the Virginia State Police Academy. He graduated Jan. 21 of this year and became a state trooper. He joined the Sheriff’s Office in Washington County as a deputy in November. At some point during that time, Edwards catfished a 15-year-old girl online by pretending to be 17 years old, Riverside police said. In late November, he drove to the girl’s California home and killed her grandparents and her mother before setting the house on fire and fleeing with the girl.
Deputies attempted to intercept Edwards about 200 miles away in unincorporated San Bernardino County. He fired at a law enforcement vehicle before turning his service weapon on himself, according to a spokesperson for the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. The teenage girl was found physically uninjured.
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