Police chief who led raid of small Kansas newspaper put on suspension
by Associated Press from World news | The Guardian on (#6F7WA)
August searches of Marion County Record's office and homes of its publisher and a city council member have been sharply criticized
The police chief who led a highly criticized raid of a small Kansas newspaper has been suspended, the mayor confirmed to the Associated Press this weekend.
Marion mayor Dave Mayfield in a text said he suspended chief Gideon Cody on Thursday. He declined to discuss his decision further and did not say whether Cody was still being paid.
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