Washington Post photo.
Continuing saga of the Kansas police chief vs. Marion County Record. Cop now charged with a felony. Raid a newspaper and an editor’s home – FAFO.
Article in the Washington Post on 8/13/24 by Ben Brasch and Sofia Andrade.
Headline: “Ex-police chief who led raid on Kansas newspaper faces felony charge”
“The Aug. 11, 2023, raid of the Marion County Record’s newsroom and the home of its editor and publisher, Eric Meyer, brought the nation’s attention to a county of 12,000 residents roughly 60 miles north of Wichita. The raid sparked national outrage from press freedom advocates.”