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Former Kansas police chief who led newspaper raid returns to face criminal charge
Special prosecutors charged former Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody with one count of interference with the judicial process, a low-level felony, for asking a restauranteur to delete text messages after his controversial raid of the Marion County Record.
Former Marion police chief at center of newspaper raid appears in court on felony obstruction charge
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Ex-Kansas police chief who raided newspaper makes first, brief appearance in court
The former Kansas police chief who led a raid on a newspaper last summer appeared briefly in court for the first time Monday afternoon. Gideon Cody did not speak during the hearing and would not answer questions as he left the courthouse grounds.
Ex-Kansas police chief who led raid on Marion newspaper to make first appearance in court
The former Kansas police chief who led a raid on a newspaper last summer will make his first court appearance on Monday afternoon in Marion. Gideon Cody — hired as chief of police in Marion after leaving the Kansas City Police Department under a cloud of possible discipline and demotion — faces one count of interference with the judicial process,
Former Marion police chief in court over newspaper raid
Former Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody made his first court appearance Monday in Marion County. Cody is accused of interfering with the judicial process after he led raids on the Marion County Record’s newsroom,
Former police chief, who raided Kansas newspaper, returns to face criminal charges
Former Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody returned Monday to the town where he raided a newspaper to face a dozen journalists along with a felony charge for his actions after the raid.
Former Marion police chief appears in court on charge connected to newspaper raid
The former Marion police chief who raided a small town Kansas newspaper made his appearance in court on Monday. Gideon Cody is charged with obstruction of justice in connection to the raid on the Marion County Record in 2023.
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