A former Kansas police chief who led a raid last year on a weekly newspaper has been charged with felony obstruction of justice.
The single charge against former Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody alleges that he knowingly or intentionally influenced the witness to withhold information on the day of the raid of the Marion County Record and the home of its publisher or sometime within the following six days. The charge was filed on Aug. 12 in state district court in Marion County and is not more specific about Cody’s alleged conduct.
