This is one of those “local news stories” that probably would have remained local were it not for the numerous bizarre details involved. Last year, we learned that the offices of a small-town newspaper in Marion County, Kansas had been raided by the police. Records, computers, and phones had been seized. The police even raided the home of the editor of the paper, potentially leading to his elderly mother dying of a stroke shortly thereafter. This sounded like a blatantly unconstitutional action, but the police insisted they had reasonable grounds to conduct the raid. Yet the details of what prompted the action made little to no sense. Now, more than a year later, charges are being filed, but not against the newspaper. The charges are being brought against the former Marion County Police Chief, Gideon Cody. Even now, however, it doesn’t sound as if the charges being brought are all…
Kansas Newspaper Raid Case Drawing to a Close – HotAir
