{"id":1999645,"date":"2023-08-13T21:41:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T01:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-in-kansas-execute-chilling-raid-on-small-town-newspaper-seize-phones-and-computers\/"},"modified":"2023-08-13T21:43:48","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T01:43:48","slug":"police-in-kansas-execute-chilling-raid-on-small-town-newspaper-seize-phones-and-computers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-in-kansas-execute-chilling-raid-on-small-town-newspaper-seize-phones-and-computers\/","title":{"rendered":"Kansas police conduct alarming raid on local newspaper, confiscate devices."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpolice-in-kansas-execute-chilling-raid-on-small-town-newspaper-seize-phones-and-computers%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1999645&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Police Raid on Kansas Newspaper Sparks Outrage and Legal Threats<\/h2>\n<p>In a\u200c shocking turn of events, police in the small central Kansas town of Marion conducted a raid\u2062 on a local\u2062 newspaper office and the home of its publisher. The incident has ignited accusations of abuse of power and has prompted\u2063 the publisher\u200b to consider legal action.<\/p>\n<p>Eric Meyer, the owner\u200b and publisher of the Marion \u200bCounty\u200d Record, detailed the raid on the newspaper&#8217;s website. According to Meyer, four police officers and three\u2062 sheriff&#8217;s deputies stormed his home\u200d and the Record office, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-in-kansas-execute-chilling-raid-on-small-town-newspaper-seize-phones-and-computers\/\" title=\"Kansas police conduct alarming raid on local newspaper, confiscate devices.\">confiscating\u200b personal cell phones<\/a>, computers, and even the newspaper&#8217;s file server. The \u200cseizure of unrelated \u2064equipment has raised \u2063concerns about the ability \u2063to continue publishing.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/family-of-man-killed-during-fbi-raid-speaks-out-for-first-time-5459281\">Family of Man Killed During FBI Raid Speaks Out for First Time<\/a><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-[14px] leading-[18px] text-[#737373]\">8\/11\/2023<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/dozens-of-armed-irs-agents-in-tactical-gear-raid-florida-business-report-5409807\">Dozens\u200b of Armed\u2064 IRS Agents In\u2062 Tactical Gear Raid Florida Business: Report<\/a><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-[14px] leading-[18px] text-[#737373]\">7\/20\/2023<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Our first priority \u200cis\u200d to\u2064 be able to publish next \u200bweek,&#8221; Meyer stated. &#8220;But we also \u200dwant to \u2063make \u2062sure \u200cno\u2062 other\u200b news organization is ever exposed to the Gestapo tactics we witnessed today.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Deb \u200dGruver, a reporter for the\u200d Record,\u200c took to social media to share her experience during the \u2062raid. She revealed that she was injured \u200cwhen\u200c the police chief forcibly took her cell \u2063phone. Gruver described the incident as &#8220;chilling&#8221; and has filed\u200d a \u2062report with the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.<\/p>\n<p>The search warrant \u2062used for the raid raises questions about its legality.\u200d While it authorized \u200dthe seizure \u200cof \u200cspecific \u2062items related to an identity theft \u2064investigation, it also \u200ctargeted materials belonging\u2062 to journalists. Federal law \u2062typically protects journalists from such searches \u2064without a subpoena. \u200bThe judge who signed the warrant has yet to comment on these concerns.<\/p>\n<p>Police Chief Gideon Cody defended the raid, stating that there are\u200c exceptions to the subpoena requirement when there is reason\u200d to believe a journalist is involved in criminal activity. He expressed confidence that the full story will vindicate the actions\u2062 taken.<\/p>\n<h2>Details of the\u2064 Raid<\/h2>\n<p>The search warrant\u2064 focused on allegations of identity theft and unlawful computer acts against local business owner Kari Newell. The Record received evidence from a confidential source regarding Newell&#8217;s actions, \u200dwhich were \u2062verified by one of their reporters. However, the\u200c newspaper\u200d chose not to publish the story, suspecting a setup. Instead, they contacted \u2064the police.<\/p>\n<p>After \u2064being informed by the police about \u2062the sensitive \u200binformation provided to \u200bthe Record, Newell\u200d publicly accused the newspaper of illegally obtaining and disseminating \u2063the documents during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mayor-of-charlottesville-pens-vulgar-poem-likening-city-to-rapist\/\" title=\"Mayor Of Charlottesville Pens Vulgar Poem Likening City To Rapist\">city council meeting<\/a>. \u2062The police \u200draid\u2063 occurred the following day, raising suspicions of retaliation.<\/p>\n<p>While Newell has not been available for comment, she released a\u2064 statement claiming that the entire\u2063 incident was an \u200cattempt to smear \u200bher name and harm her business. Meyer intends to sue the city of\u2063 Marion and the individuals involved in the \u200craid, seeking maximum\u2062 legal sanctions.<\/p>\n<h2>Outrage and\u2063 Concern<\/h2>\n<p>Journalists and media \u2063professionals \u2063have expressed their alarm over the raid. Joel \u200dMathis, a journalist for \u200dthe \u200cKansas City Star, voiced his concerns about the potential threat to the \u200bFirst Amendment. Clay Wirestone, the \u2062opinion editor for \u2063the Kansas Reflector, \u200ddescribed the raid as a menacing message to journalists.<\/p>\n<p>The fallout from this incident is far\u200d from over. As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oklahoma-approves-first-religious-charter-school-in-united-states\/\" title=\"First religious charter school approved in Oklahoma.\">legal battle unfolds<\/a>, \u200cthe actions of the police\u2062 and the impact on press freedom will continue to be closely watched.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, police in Marion, Kansas raided a local newspaper office and the publisher&#8217;s home, seizing equipment. The incident has sparked allegations of abuse of power and potential legal action. Eric Meyer, owner of the Marion County Record, expressed his concerns on the newspaper&#8217;s website. 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