Felony Friday - Human Error (Patreon)

The day after Thanksgiving in 2022 would mark one of the biggest tragedies the city of Riverside, California had ever seen. A vicious home invasion turned to a bloody massacre, after an online predator “catfished” an underage girl online. But the community already reeling would collectively shift their emotions from feelings of loss to outrage when new information leaked about who the suspect actually was. He was soon identified as 28-year-old Austin Lee Edwards… active member and deputy with the Washington County Sheriff’s Department out of Abingdon, VA…

Written by Michael Dunphy Jr., Executive Produced by Michael Ojibway.

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• He lost his gun rights. 2 Virginia law enforcement agencies hired him anyway.

Music & Sound Effect Sources

• Opening Track: “City of Ashes” by Jelliott
• Closing Track: “Orcus” by Lennon Hutton

Music & Sound Effect Sources

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