Riverside homicides: Investigators believe the suspect 'catfished' the teenage girl, meeting the teen online while pretending to be someone else
According to authorities, on Friday, Nov. 25, deputies spotted 28-year-old Austin Edwards driving a red Kia Soul south on Highway 247. Aircraft tracked Edwards until SWAT units could get in place. The planes followed Edwards onto Highway 62 and ultimately Kelso Cima Road before the deputies could get in position.
In updated details released Monday morning, a Virginia State Police spokesperson said Austin L. Edwards was hired and entered the academy on July 6, 2021. Edwards graduated on Jan. 21, 2022, as a trooper and was assigned to Henrico County, within the Richmond Division.The Washington County Virginia Sheriff's Office said Austin Lee Edwards was still employed as a trooper with Virginia State Police when he applied to the sheriff's office.
Riverside Police said detectives determined Edwards had met the teenage girl online as he was pretending to be a different person, also known as"catfishing."
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