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Claim

Claim 346

Special prosecutors concluded reporters had not committed a crime and identified former chief Cody for obstruction charges.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement
Special prosecutors concluded reporters had not committed a crime and identified former chief Cody for obstruction charges.
Field
status
Value
No evidence reporters committed a crime
About
incident 2023-marion-county-record-raid-kansas
Source
Findings released Monday on 2023 police raid of Marion County Record newspaper
Publisher
WIBW
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
current
Source date
2024-08-05

Quotation from the source

There was no evidence of criminal conduct by the reporters who were involved in the case.