Kansas Police Chief Suspended in Wake of Raid on Newspaper

Marion Police Department Chief Gideon Cody has been suspended following a series of controversial raids including on a local newspaper.

The last printed issue of the Marion County Record sits in a display in its office in Marion, Kan., on Aug. 13, 2023. John Hanna/AP Photo

The police chief of Marion, Kansas, has been suspended following a raid on the office of a local newspaper.

Marion Mayor David Mayfield suspended Police Chief Gideon Cody on Sept. 28, according to the Marion County Record, the newspaper that was raided in mid-August, sparking claims of abuse of power.