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☆ Former Kansas police chief formally charged over Marion newspaper raid
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Minyvonne Burke Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A former Kansas police chief linked to the Aug. 11, 2023, raid of a local newspaper was formally charged with one count of interference with the judicial process. She collapsed and died the day after the raid, and Meyer blamed her death on the stress of the raid. Joan Meyer, co-owner of the Marion County Record, swears at police officers in her home on Aug. 11, 2023. Marion County Attorney Joel Ensey, however, withdrew the search warrants after determining that "insufficient evidence exists to establish a legally sufficient nexus between this alleged crime and the places searched and the items seized." Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett and Riley County Attorney Barry Wilkerson said in a 124-page report that the newspaper's staff had committed no crimes.

Persons: Gideon Cody, Eric Meyer, Ruth Herbel, Joan Meyer, Meyer, Cody, Phyllis Zorn, Kari Newell’s driver’s, Herbel, Joel Ensey, Marc Bennett, Riley, Barry Wilkerson Organizations: Marion Police Department, Marion County, City, Marion Locations: Kansas, Marion, Marion County, Sedgwick County, Riley County

Two special prosecutors said Monday they will file a criminal obstruction of justice charge against a former Kansas police chief who directed warrant searches of a publisher and his newsroom over its retrieval of public information. As of Monday, prosecutors hadn't filed any criminal charges against former Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody. It was not immediately clear if they would be seeking a felony or misdemeanor charge against Cody. The special prosecutors are working with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, which stepped in at the request of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. “The findings will be incorporated into charges which will be sought in Marion County District Court,” the report said.

Persons: Marc Bennett, Riley, Barry Wilkerson, hadn't, Gideon Cody, Cody, Marion Mayor David Mayfield, Eric Meyer, Ruth Herbel, Meyer, Phyllis Zorn, Kari Newell, Newell, Zorn, Herbel, Bennett, Wilkerson, Meyer’s, Joan Meyer Organizations: Marion County, Marion Police, Colorado Bureau of Investigation, Kansas Bureau of Investigation, Court, NBC News, Kansas City, Marion Police Department, City Locations: Kansas, Sedgwick County, Riley County, Marion, Marion County

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas police chief who led an August raid on a small weekly newspaper seemed to have the support of most city leaders in the weeks since the search, despite public outcry and calls for his resignation. Publisher Eric Meyer told Cody via email that the paper got the document from a source it did not name. Newell said that on Aug. 7, Cody contacted her and told her he believed she had been the victim of a crime. On Aug. 8, Cody emailed the KBI's office in Wichita, about 60 miles (100 kilometers) to the southwest. That evening, Leeds sent Marion Police Officer Zach Hudlin an email about a search warrant for Meyer's home.

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☆ Kansas newspaper says co-owner, 98, dies from stress after police search
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Aug 13 (Reuters) - A Kansas newspaper that was searched by police said its 98-year-old co-owner died on Saturday from stress related to the incident, which free press advocates condemned as a possible violation of the Marion County Record's First Amendment rights. "Stressed beyond her limits and overwhelmed by hours of shock and grief after illegal police raids on her home and the Marion County Record newspaper office Friday, 98-year-old newspaper co-owner Joan Meyer, otherwise in good health for her age, collapsed Saturday afternoon and died at her home," the paper reported. Marion County Police also searched the newspaper office on Friday, seizing personal cell phones, computers and the newspaper server, among other equipment, the Record said. On Saturday, he issued a statement justifying the search of the newspaper. The Kansas Press Association described the search as "unprecedented" and "an assault on the very foundation of democracy."

Persons: Kari Newell, Newell, Phyllis Zorn, Joan Meyer, Meyer, Gideon Cody, Cody, Don Durfee, Lisa Shumaker Organizations: Marion County, Marion, Court, Reuters, Marion Country, Marion County Record, Medical, Marion County Police, Marion Police, U.S . Constitution, The Kansas Press Association, Freedom, Press, Associated Press, New York Times, Washington Post, Thomson Locations: Kansas, Marion, Marion County, U.S ., Washington

☆ Marion County Record seizure: Dozens of news organizations condemn police raid
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-13 | by ( Jon Passantino | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The Marion County Record’s co-owner and publisher, Eric Meyer, believes Friday’s raid was prompted by a story published Wednesday about a local business owner. Authorities countered they are investigating what they called “identity theft” and “unlawful acts concerning computers,” according to a search warrant. Computers, cell phones, and other materials were seized during the raid at the Marion County Record, Meyer confirmed to CNN. Newell told CNN the Marion County Record unlawfully used her credentials to get information that was available only to law enforcement, private investigators and insurance agencies. Chief Cody was not able to provide details on Friday’s raid, saying it remains an ongoing criminal investigation – but offered a justification.

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