A Virginia sheriff says that he ordered two of his deputies to search the home of a colleague who killed three people in California, and insists they acted to protect the public.
Washington County Sheriff Blake Andis also says he told Riverside police, who are leading the investigation into “The official search of the home happened on Nov. 26, the morning after the Washington County deputies were videotaped on Edwards’ property.
“I don’t know if we were aware that anybody went to the house,” he said. “It’s possible in the commotion of trying to locate him or get any idea of where he might be that there could’ve been communications between our folks.” Andis said that, after hearing of the killings in California, he told deputies to enter Edwards’ home in Smyth County to see whether there were any victims there. He said that deputies entered the home through an open back door and that the search lasted five to 15 minutes.
“We went in under emergency exigent circumstances hopefully to prevent any further acts against law enforcement and let them know what was going on and what we found here,” he said, adding that he could not say exactly what time deputies searched the home. Andis repeatedly declined to say whether he informed authorities in Smyth County before the search. Smyth County deputies, acting on behalf of Riverside County, executed the Nov. 26 search warrant. The Smyth County commonwealth’s attorney’s office declined to comment.
A Virginia-based legal expert told The Times that the Washington County Sheriff’s Office cannot claim exigent circumstances because Edwards’ home is not in its jurisdiction.
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