Kansas newspaper releases affidavits police used to justify raids
CBSN
The three affidavits used as the basis for an Aug. 11 police raid on a small Kansas newspaper and other related locations were not filed until three days after the search warrants were executed, records provided by the paper's attorney show.
The affidavits were signed on the day of the raids by Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody, but they were not filed until Aug. 14. They were filed for the office of the Marion County Record and the homes of the newspaper publisher and Marion Councilwoman Ruth Herbel.
"While the affidavits purport to be signed before Magistrate Viar on the day of the illegal searches, no explanation has been provided why they were not filed prior to the execution of the illegal searches," Bernie Rhodes, the Record's attorney, said.
