'Caught in the crossfire': Third lawsuit filed after police raid on Kansas newspaper
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The warrants were withdrawn the next week because there was “insufficient evidence” that a crime had been committed, Marion County Attorney Joel Ensey said at the time.
The raid, which drew international attention, was widely condemned. Cody resigned in October and Hudlin became interim chief. A new mayor was elected in November.
Bentz’s lawsuit alleges the raid was “based on defective search warrants.”
It also alleges that Cody said, “The search warrant covers us recovering everything,” which was false.
He later told Bentz he thought she had “very little involvement,” according to the lawsuit.
The lawsuit alleges Bentz’s First and Fourth Amendments were violated in addition to the Privacy Protection Act, which protects reporters’ materials from seizure.
Interim city administrator Mark McAnarney declined to comment Friday on the lawsuit. Soyez and others did not respond to requests for comment.
Reporters Deb Gruver and Phyllis Zorn have also filed lawsuits.
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