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Former Kansas police chief will face criminal charge over newsroom raid, report says
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Newly obtained video shows the tense moments when police raided the home of Joan and Eric Meyer, the mother-and-son owners of the Marion County Record. Police accused the paper of committing identify theft in order to access public records.

Two special prosecutors said Monday they will file a criminal obstruction of justice charge against a former Kansas police chief who directed warrant searches of a publisher and his newsroom over its retrieval of public information.

The publication was looking into whether that would have prevented Newell from having a liquor license. The newspaper said it also asked police about the tip. Herbel received the same tip. Bennett and Wilkerson concluded that neither Meyer nor Zorn committed any crimes in verifying information in the business owner’s driving record through a database available online from the state. Their report suggested that Marion police conducted a poor investigation to “reach erroneous conclusions.

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