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The Guardian

Prosecutors plan to charge ex-police chief for raid on Kansas newspaper



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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