FASCISM Kansas newspaper co-owner, 98, dies after cops raid home with ‘illegal’ search warrant
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One must wonder when, or if, justice will ever be served on this earth. True, all will stand before God, but those who transgress the laws of God and Man are not served NOW while upon this earth, at this time. Man must work toward, and hope, to endure, persevere, and maintain themselves, their families, and their communities against the Evil Day…
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Marion County Record’s seized items being returned
(And the Chief says, Oops, my bad, so sorry)MARION COUNTY, Kan. (KSNW) – Days after the Marion County Record‘s items were seized in Friday’s raid by the Marion Police Department, they are being returned.
Attorney Bernie Rhodes for the Marion County Record said the Marion County Attorney has withdrawn the search warrant, and the items seized are being released.
Community reacts to raid on Marion newspaper
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation says the “investigation remains open, however, we have determined in collaboration with the Marion County Attorney, that the investigation will proceed independently, and without review or examination of any of the evidence seized on Friday, Aug. 11.”
On Friday, Marion police seized the newspaper’s computers, phones and file server, and the personal cellphones of staff, based on a search warrant investigating alleged identity theft.
Police simultaneously raided Eric Meyer’s, the publisher and editor’s home, seizing computers, his cellphone and the home’s internet router. Meyer blames the stress of the home raid for the Saturday death of his 98-year-old mother, Joan.
Marion County Record’s seized items being returned
Days after the Marion County Record’s items were seized in Friday’s raid by the Marion Police Department, they are being returned.
fox4kc.com
So, as soon as the 98 year old owner is restored to life, we can all forgive and forget!
Summerthyme
Summerthyme
My thoughts exactly.
Knoxville's Joker
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This is a serious wrongful death lawsuit. That the items were returns tells that local cops were out of line
Old Gray Mare
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This is a short video update on the case. The investigation has been taken over by another branch of LE. Search warrant has been withdrawn. Wonder what the Police Chief told the Judge to get it? Identity theft seems to me a little thin to raid a long established newspaper. She had to have some idea this could blow up in her face?
I'll be interested to see if there's a follow up law suit and wouldn't be surprised if attorneys are beat a path to their door. Local PTB probably wish it would all just blow over, doubt that'll happen.
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Fair use.
Marion County attorney withdraws search warrant against Kansas newspaper; returns items
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The Marion County attorney withdrew a search warrant against a Kansas newspaper
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58llXZSf1lo
run time 3:45
I'll be interested to see if there's a follow up law suit and wouldn't be surprised if attorneys are beat a path to their door. Local PTB probably wish it would all just blow over, doubt that'll happen.
Source: I Team KSHB.
Fair use.
Marion County attorney withdraws search warrant against Kansas newspaper; returns items
KSHB 41
The Marion County attorney withdrew a search warrant against a Kansas newspaper
run time 3:45
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mzkitty
I give up.
SHE was just a fragile little old lady. Her son ran the business.
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Old Gray Mare
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I was referring to the Judge who issued the search warrant based on what I'm guessing the Chief told her not the mother. If a law suit for contribution to wrongful death and Constitutional issues is not incoming I'll be surprised.
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Kansas Police Chief Suspended Following Newspaper Raid That Allegedly Precipitated Death of 98-Year-Old Owner
The police chief of Marion, Kansas, has been suspended after he ordered raids on the office of a small, local newspaper and the home of its publisher.Mayor David Mayfield suspended Chief Gideon Cody indefinitely on Thursday, according to multiple reports. Officials have not publicly provided a reason for the suspension but it is widely believed to be related to the tremendous media pressure that followed the searches.
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Chief Cody executed a search warrant in August on the Marion County Record, which is family owned and has a circulation of about 4,000. In addition, a search was authorized for the home of its publisher, Eric Meyer. The searches were reportedly related to an investigation into how the newspaper obtained a document about a local restaurant owner.
The newspaper’s possession of the document may have constituted identity theft and computer crimes, according to reports.
Meyer claimed the paper did nothing wrong, saying the document had been obtained from a confidential source. He has stated he believes the raid was actually retaliation for the paper’s investigation of Cody’s previous police work before being hired in Marion.
Mayor Mayfield was recently quoted in the newspaper saying the raids make it look “like we’re a bunch of hicks now.”
The day after the raids, the newspaper’s co-owner, Joan Meyer, 98, died, with her son alleging it was related in part to the shock caused by the raid on their home.
The raids have now become a rallying cry for numerous media outlets, who claim the searches constitute a violation of the First Amendment.
The left-wing NPR reported that the raids appear to be a violation of federal law, citing the Privacy Protection Act of 1980, which broadly prohibits law enforcement officials from searching for or seizing information from reporters.
Kansas Police Chief Suspended Following Newspaper Raid That Allegedly Precipitated Death of 98-Year-Old Owner
The police chief of Marion, Kansas, has been suspended after he ordered raids on the office of a small, local newspaper and the home of its publisher.
www.breitbart.com
WITH or WITHOUT pay?
Summerthyme
Summerthyme
Police chief has now resigned.
MARION, Kan. (KWCH) - Approaching two months following raids on the community’s newspaper, the newspaper owner’s home and the home of the town’s vice mayor, Marion’s police chief has resigned. Marion City Councilmember Jerry Kline confirmed Police Chief Gideon Cody’s resignation. effective immediately.
Kline confirmed Marion Police Officer Zach Hudlin will lead the police department, at least on an interim basis.
Marion County Record owner Eric Meyer said local police raided the newspaper’s office and his home on Aug. 11, seizing computers, cellphones and reporting materials.
The incident gained national and international news headlines and sparked response from press freedom groups raising constitutional questions. A reporter with the Marion County Record is suing the Marion police chief.
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www.kctv5.com
MARION, Kan. (KWCH) - Approaching two months following raids on the community’s newspaper, the newspaper owner’s home and the home of the town’s vice mayor, Marion’s police chief has resigned. Marion City Councilmember Jerry Kline confirmed Police Chief Gideon Cody’s resignation. effective immediately.
Kline confirmed Marion Police Officer Zach Hudlin will lead the police department, at least on an interim basis.
Marion County Record owner Eric Meyer said local police raided the newspaper’s office and his home on Aug. 11, seizing computers, cellphones and reporting materials.
The incident gained national and international news headlines and sparked response from press freedom groups raising constitutional questions. A reporter with the Marion County Record is suing the Marion police chief.
Marion police chief resigns amid fallout from raids
Marion City Councilmember Jerry Kline confirmed Police Chief Gideon Cody’s resignation. effective immediately.
www.kctv5.com
Old Gray Mare
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The raid and death were back in August? Yesterday the sheriff was finally suspended and resigned? Yesterday? What? Did local PTB think this would all blow over like a little shower at a picnic?
They thought they could intimidate an old woman and they turned her into a martyr?
They thought they could intimidate an old woman and they turned her into a martyr?
Old Gray Mare
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There need to be legal consequences and IMHO political ones as well. A sitting judge that would issue that warrant? Should she continue to hold the responsibility of office? I think not.