The Marion County Record office raid drew widespread condemnation.
Share on linkedin Marion County Record in Marion, Kansas on Aug. 21. Photo: Chase Castor for The Washington Post via Getty ImagesThe search of the Marion County Record office, as well as the home of its owners, drew widespread condemnation over First Amendment concerns.Body camera footage from the raids obtained by AP showed a police officer going through the desk of a reporter who was keeping a file on Cody, and then beckoning Cody over to see the contents.
Marion Mayor Dave Mayfield told AP he couldn't answer questions about Cody's resignation "as it is a personnel matter." Cody, Mayfield, and Marion Vice Mayor Ruth Herbel did not immediately respond to Axios' request for comment. Marion City Council voted Monday to name the police department's senior patrol officer, Zach Hudlin, as the acting police chief, the"It's long overdue. You know, we had to wait more than six weeks to get him suspended," said Eric Meyer, the Record's editor and publisher, in a statement, per AP.
The newspaper has said it had obtained the information legally from a tip and used public online records to verify details.Share on linkedin
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