A small central Kansas police department is facing a firestorm of criticism after it raided the offices of a local newspaper and the home of its publisher and owner — a move deemed by several press…
Eric Meyer, the editor and publisher of the Marion County Record, answers questions about a raid by local police and sheriff’s deputies on his newspaper’s newsroom and his home, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023, in Marion, Kan.. The officers seized computers and cell phones and took photos of Meyer’s personal financial records. MARION, Kan.
Meyer said in his newspaper’s report that he believes the raid was prompted by a story published last week about a local restaurant owner, Kari Newell. Newell had police remove Meyer and a newspaper reporter from her restaurant early this month, who were there to cover a public reception for U.S. Rep. Jake LaTurner, a Republican representing the area.
Newell declined to comment Sunday, saying she was too busy to speak. She said she would call back later Sunday to answer questions. Press freedom and civil rights organizations agreed that police, the local prosecutor’s office and the judge who signed off on the search warrant overstepped their authority.
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