Co-workers of cop who killed 3 in California took items from his home before official searchCo-workers of Austin Lee Edwards, the Virginia deputy who killed the grandparents and mother of a 15-year-old Riverside girl he “catfished” online, removed a sheriff’s truck and a black trash bag from Edwards’ property the night before it was officially searched, according to a witness and a video reviewed by The Times.“This is strange right off the bat because Washington County doesn’t have jurisdiction to do anything in Smyth County,” said Yancey Ellis, a partner in Carmichael, Ellis & Brock, a criminal defense firm in Alexandria, Va.“If you want to do something in another county you should go to local law enforcement.”Both the Washington County Sheriff’s Office — where Edwards, 28, started as a patrol deputy on Nov. 16 — and the Smyth County commonwealth’s attorney declined to comment for this story.The 42-second video shows two people next to the house, one holding what appears to be a flashlight in one hand and a black trash bag in another.David Benowitz, a Washington, D.C., criminal lawyer, said law enforcement officers in Washington County would not be permitted to take anything from the property without Smyth County’s involvement — even if they didn’t go inside the home.“There are only a few reasons why that may happen, and none of them are good or legal.”Catfishing Virginia cop accused of killing California family was detained in 2016 after violent threatsAustin Lee Edwards made violent threats in 2016 after experiencing relationship troubles, according to a police report."