A Kansas police chief who signed off on a raid of a newspaper that ultimately led to the death of its co-owner has resigned

Tue, 10/03/2023 - 10:58

A volunteer acts as a receptionist for the Marion County Record while a reporter works on a story in Marion, Kansas.
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In August, local Kansas law enforcement raided a small newspaper.
One day later, the paper's 98-year-old co-owner died.
The police chief who initially signed off on the raid has now officially resigned from his post.

A Kansas police chief who ordered the controversial raid of a small-town newspaper in August has officially resigned.

Marion Police Department Chief Gideon Cody turned in his badge on Monday less than two months after he signed off on the police raid of the Marion County Record in August. Zach Hudlin, an officer who was present at the raid, has temporarily taken Cody's place as acting chief.