The police chief who led an August raid on a small weekly newspaper in central Kansas has resigned, days after he was suspended from his post.
The raids put Marion, a town of 1,900 residents some 150 miles southwest of Kansas City, at the center of a fierce national debate over press freedomsCity Council Member Ruth Herbel confirmed to The Associated Press that the mayor announced Chief Gideon Cody’s resignation at
Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weeklyCody obtained warrants for raids on the newspaper's offices, the home of its publisher and Herbel's home by telling a judge that he had evidence of possible identity theft and other potential crimes tied to the circulation of information about a local restaurant owner's driving record.
Cody did not respond earlier Monday to an email and telephone message seeking comment about the raids and the newspaper's view of his motives. But the body camera video shows him repeatedly tellling newspaper staffers that he is investigating how it and Herbel obtained information about the owner of two local restaurants, Kari Newell.
The video of Cody at Gruver's desk is from the body camera of Marion Police Officer Zach Hudlin. There appeared to be no corresponding video of the same moment from Cody's own camera.
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