Marion, Kansas, vice mayor wants police chief suspended following 'illegal' raid at her home
Source: NBC News
Marion, Kansas, vice mayor wants police chief suspended following 'illegal' raid at her home
Marion, Kansas, Vice Mayor Ruth Herbel accused Police Chief Gideon Cody of falsifying the documents used to obtain the search warrants.
Sept. 20, 2023, 4:07 PM EDT
By Minyvonne Burke
Marion, Kansas, Vice Mayor Ruth Herbel wants the police chief suspended following a series of "illegal" raids that included her home and the office of a local newspaper.
Herbel said during a City Council meeting on Monday that her computer and phone were seized with "no justification" during the raid.
She also said the Aug. 11 search at her residence was "illegal."
Herbel's home, the Marion County Record’s newsroom, and its publisher Eric Meyer’s home were all searched following Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody's stated belief that a reporter had committed identity theft by accessing the driver records of a restaurant owner, according to court documents previously released by the paper's attorney.
Cody wrote in affidavits that "downloading the document involved either impersonating the victim or lying about the reasons why the record was being sought." Marion County Attorney Joel Ensey later said that police did not have enough evidence to justify the raids and asked them to return any property that was taken.
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