Sheriff agrees to destroy evidence from raid on Kansas newspaper
Marion County Record reporter Phyllis Zorn and Sheriff Jeff Soyez stand outside the evide
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Marion County Record reporter Phyllis Zorn and Sheriff Jeff Soyez stand outside the evide
An attorney for a Kansas paper that was raided by police claimed data was cloned from their computers before being returned.
The lawyer representing the Marion County Record has accused Kansas police of secretly copying data from the newspaper onto an external hard drive and neglecting to disclose the information.
After a search warrant for the Marion County Record was withdrawn and the seized items were returned, the newspaper's attorney Bernie Rhodes says authorities still have data from the paper.
TOPEKA, Kan. — The Marion County Sheriff’s Office agreed Thursday to destroy digital files it copied from computers seized during the raid on the Marion County Record.