Kansas police chief suspended in wake of police raid on local newspaper
CBSN
The police chief of a small Kansas town has been placed on suspension on Thursday after his department conducted a controversial raid on a local newspaper last month which sparked criticism from press advocates over whether it violated First Amendment rights.
Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody's suspension was reported Friday by the Marion County Record, the same newspaper that was raided. Marion Mayor Brogan Jones confirmed the suspension to the Associated Press on Saturday.
Police raided the newspaper on Aug. 11, seizing personal cellphones, computers, the newspaper's file server and other equipment. Police also raided the home of Joan Meyer, the 98-year-old co-owner of the newspaper. Meyer collapsed and died at her home the following day, Aug. 12.
