Gideon Cody led raid on offices of Marion County Record that was not legally justified, report saysTwo special prosecutors said on Monday that they planned to charge a former central Kansas police chief with obstruction of justice over his conduct following a police raid last year on the local weekly newspaper.The prosecutors Marc Bennett and Barry Wilkerson concluded in their 124-page report that the staff at the Marion County Record committed no crimes before the former Marion police chief Gideon Cody led a raid on its offices and the home of its publisher. They said police warrants signed by a judge to allow the searches contained inaccurate information from an “inadequate investigation” – and that the searches were not legally justified.Guardian staff contributed reporting Continue reading…
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Publish date : 2024-08-06 12:09:57
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