WTF is wrong with you, Marion County, Kansas

[Royalfan5 2353]

16 minutes ago, Shoxthemonkey said:

This might make a good movie some day but I'm not sure that the death of a newspaperwoman will be enough to grab Hollywood. We will need an attempted murder at the very least for Lifetime to do it. If it does get made, I want Clooney to play my role.

Just need to get a fancy Kansas themed title like "In Cold Ink" 

[sidis 9821]

39 minutes ago, Shoxthemonkey said:

Today's rumor is that the County attorney has the affidavit but won't release it. Is that the office where it would logically be?

not how that works.  if the judge actually considered an appropriate affidavit for purposes of probable cause, it should be on file with the court clerk.  it may not be accessible because it is filed under seal or something but a d.a. just showing up with an affidavit, waving it around the courtroom, not filing it with the court, and then taking it home to never show anyone would be...inappropriate.

[Brisketexan 105041]

Just now, sidis said:

not how that works.  if the judge actually considered an appropriate affidavit for purposes of probable cause, it should be on file with the court clerk.  it may not be accessible because it is filed under seal or something but a d.a. just showing up with an affidavit, waving it around the courtroom, not filing it with the court, and then taking it home to never show anyone would be...inappropriate.

Boy....you don't seem to undastand how things are done 'round heah.

[deadshank 24652]

27 minutes ago, Shoxthemonkey said:

This might make a good movie some day but I'm not sure that the death of a newspaperwoman will be enough to grab Hollywood. We will need an attempted murder at the very least for Lifetime to do it. If it does get made, I want Clooney to play my role.

Rosemary is dead, ain't she?

[Shoxthemonkey 1976]

37 minutes ago, deadshank said:

Rosemary is dead, ain't she?

on a fucking tee

[AUS-97HORN 11756]

is it just me...

 

or is this whole story line literally ripped from an early season episode of Walker, Texas Ranger?

 

Dirty town, run by dirty cops and business owners, terrorizing an innocent newspaperlady and a 1 man wrecking crew shows up to fix the problem.... with a roundhouse kick to the face....

[wildcat09 29338]

3 minutes ago, AUS-97HORN said:

is it just me...

 

or is this whole story line literally ripped from an early season episode of Walker, Texas Ranger?

 

Dirty town, run by dirty cops and business owners, terrorizing an innocent newspaperlady and a 1 man wrecking crew shows up to fix the problem.... with a roundhouse kick to the face....

Sure, except in real life Chuck Norris is bffs with the corrupt cops and probably raided the old lady's home himself.

[Foosters 17820]

[RPM 26315]

1 hour ago, sidis said:

not how that works.  if the judge actually considered an appropriate affidavit for purposes of probable cause, it should be on file with the court clerk.  it may not be accessible because it is filed under seal or something but a d.a. just showing up with an affidavit, waving it around the courtroom, not filing it with the court, and then taking it home to never show anyone would be...inappropriate.

but not unusual. this is kansas.

[Shoxthemonkey 1976]

https://www.kwch.com/2023/08/16/marion-co-record-attorney-says-seized-items-have-been-returned/

Seems that things are afoot.

Also, it seems that earlier I spoke out of my ass (hat tip @Brisketexan) about missing funds. They are not missing. The correct amount is $449K and they have been placed in a different part of the budget than they are supposed to be in. The councilwoman and the mayor do not see eye to eye on the legality/appropriateness of this. My bad.

[wildcat09 29338]

 

All this dumb authoritarian bullshit over trying to cover up some DUIs in small town Kansas is so stupid. Like anyone there would've given a shit in the first place.

[Foosters 17820]

3 minutes ago, wildcat09 said:

 

All this dumb authoritarian bullshit over trying to cover up some DUIs in small town Kansas is so stupid. Like anyone there would've given a shit in the first place.

The offices of The Kansas City Star are about to be visited by friends

[Chad Fuck 17658]

Nobody?

 

[Shoxthemonkey 1976]

41 minutes ago, wildcat09 said:

 

 Like anyone there would've given a shit in the first place.

This is where you are wrong. We have people that shop out of town for liquor so that the rest of the townies won't know. Marion Co. Mennonites and Baptists are judgy as fuck.

Edited August 16, 2023 by Shoxthemonkey
specificity

[Pig Bellmont 8712]

2 hours ago, Shoxthemonkey said:

https://www.kwch.com/2023/08/16/marion-co-record-attorney-says-seized-items-have-been-returned/

Seems that things are afoot.

Also, it seems that earlier I spoke out of my ass (hat tip @Brisketexan) about missing funds. They are not missing. The correct amount is $449K and they have been placed in a different part of the budget than they are supposed to be in. The councilwoman and the mayor do not see eye to eye on the legality/appropriateness of this. My bad.

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At present time this investigation remains open, however, we have determined in collaboration with the Marion County Attorney, that the investigation will proceed independently, and without review or examination of any of the evidence seized on Friday, Aug. 11.

We will work with the Marion County Record, or their representative, to coordinate the prompt return of all seized items.

 
 

“Sorry about violating federal laws and maybe contributing to the death of that old lady. Here’s your stuff back and a public statement we won’t use it. But we’re definitely still investigating legitimate crimes. #sorrynotsorry”

[South Austin 52431]

3 hours ago, AUS-97HORN said:

or is this whole story line literally ripped from an early season episode of Walker, Texas Ranger?

But hey, Walker always had a happy ending.

[Brisketexan 105041]

3 minutes ago, South Austin said:

But hey, Walker always had a happy ending.

I was SO waiting for that gif.  Thanks for coming through.

[deadshank 24652]

52 minutes ago, wildcat09 said:

 

All this dumb authoritarian bullshit over trying to cover up some DUIs in small town Kansas is so stupid. Like anyone there would've given a shit in the first place.

Who wouldn't be be drunk and driving away from Kansas to get away from Shoxthemonkey, Kenny the Tiger and wildcat09?

[Beau Vine 54203]

4 hours ago, Shoxthemonkey said:

Not nearly enough underbite. I mean, we're talking bulldog level underbite. You've seen my picture, you're better than this.

Don Rickles is dead, right?

[Beau Vine 54203]

58 minutes ago, wildcat09 said:

 

All this dumb authoritarian bullshit over trying to cover up some DUIs in small town Kansas is so stupid. Like anyone there would've given a shit in the first place.

I see that you've never lived in a small town.  

-or-

"Boy....you don't seem to undastand how things are done 'round heah."

 

Edited August 16, 2023 by Beau Vine

[Al Bundy's Napoleon Hand 13570]

Fly Over America doesn't want to be in Fly Over America.

[Shoxthemonkey 1976]

Shifting gears, slightly. Burns is a very small town on Marion County's southern border.

https://www.kwch.com/2023/08/16/former-burns-police-chief-arrested-child-sex-crimes/

I am told he is a former MarionCoKs Sheriff's Deputy.

If someone with better skills would post this to the drag queen thread, I would be much obliged.

[Royalfan5 2353]

4 hours ago, Shoxthemonkey said:

Shifting gears, slightly. Burns is a very small town on Marion County's southern border.

https://www.kwch.com/2023/08/16/former-burns-police-chief-arrested-child-sex-crimes/

I am told he is a former MarionCoKs Sheriff's Deputy.

If someone with better skills would post this to the drag queen thread, I would be much obliged.

Not saying it's related but Dennis Francione's first Head Coaching job was at Peabody-Burns. 

[Captainant 27619]

https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/investigations/breaking-affidavits-reveal-what-evidence-police-used-to-raid-kansas-newspaper

TLDR - Attorneys for the Marion County Record have obtained the affadavits used for the warrant. the police chief accused a bunch of people of identity theft and unlawful use of a computer. After Meyer (the newspaper owner) told the police because he was worried that the documents were obtained illegally. The paper later was able to source the document from a records website through legal means (per their in house attorney). 

Cody, the police chief, then went to Newell (the DUI restaurant owner), and then a week later raided the newspaper, the home of the paper owner, and the fucking vice mayor for the town - who just so happened to be holding up the liquor license process for Newell. 

 

Oh yeah, and those affidavits weren't filed until three days AFTER the raids. The probable cause affadavit didn't exist when the judge rubber-stamped his gestapo police force's request to take down an inconvenient newspaper. 

 

Really makes ya wonder what else they've been getting up to. 

[Shoxthemonkey 1976]

https://www.kwch.com/2023/10/07/police-bodycam-footage-gives-new-look-inside-raids-marion-newspaper-office-homes/

https://kansasreflector.com/2023/10/03/marion-police-chief-resigns-after-body-cam-footage-shows-him-rifling-through-records-about-himself/

 A late update: the CoP has resigned following body cam video releases that were shared on local television. The city council had finally suspended him a few days earlier. I had forgotten about this thread until @Pancho started a thread about our other county fuckhead. 

Edited October 9, 2023 by Shoxthemonkey

[Shoxthemonkey 1976]

Today's update on the Marion Police debacle, where we learn that the former CoP and the "victim" likely had a relationship prior to the raid.

And we get to see the former CoP prepare to piss in a local convenience store because he forgot to turn off his body cam. That's a bit of a twist from usual cop practice.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/most-embarrassing-leak-ever-marion-police-chief-s-own-video-shows-he-s-unfit-to-serve-opinion/ar-AA1k9uqt

Edited November 21, 2023 by Shoxthemonkey

[Royalfan5 2353]

I really feel I have a connection to the story now since I've pissed at that Casey's too. 

[Shoxthemonkey 1976]

12 minutes ago, Royalfan5 said:

I really feel I have a connection to the story now since I've pissed at that Casey's too. 

Let me know you're in town, next time. I have bourbon in my office.

[Royalfan5 2353]

3 minutes ago, Shoxthemonkey said:

Let me know you're in town, next time. I have bourbon in my office.

I'm sure I'll end up that way eventually. 

[bolverk 29644]

Bump

A Kansas paper and its publisher are suing over police raids. They say damages exceed $10M

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A weekly central Kansas newspaper and its publisher filed a federal lawsuit Monday over police raids last summer of its offices and the publisher’s home, accusing local officials of trying to silence the paper and causing the death of the publisher’s 98-year-old mother.

The lawsuit did not include a specific figure for potential damages. However, in a separate notice to local officials, the paper and its publisher said they believe they are due more than $10 million.

The lawsuit from the Marion County Record’s parent company and Eric Meyer, its editor and publisher, accuses the city of Marion, the Marion County Commission and five current and former local officials of violating free press rights and the right to be free from unreasonable law enforcement searches guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. The lawsuit also notified the defendants that Meyer and the newspaper plan to add other claims, including that officials wrongly caused the death of Meyer’s mother the day after the raids, which the lawsuit attributes to a stress-induced heart attack.

The raids put Marion, a town of about 1,900 people set among rolling prairie hills about 150 miles (241 kilometers) southwest of Kansas City, Missouri, at the center of a national debate over press freedoms. It also highlighted the intense divisions over a newspaper known for its aggressive coverage of local issues and its strong criticism of some officials.

[Captainant 27619]

Anger bump (unless you like two tier justice)

https://kansasreflector.com/2024/08/04/judge-who-authorized-kansas-newspaper-raid-escapes-discipline-with-secret-conflicting-explanation/

TOPEKA — The magistrate who authorized last year’s police raid on the Marion County Record escaped discipline from a state panel by making claims that contradict statements in federal lawsuits about how the search warrants arrived in front of her and whether the police chief swore they were true before she signed them.

Magistrate Judge Laura Viar’s secret explanation, obtained by Kansas Reflector, adds a new layer of confusion and mystery to how law enforcement were able to carry out the search and seizure of journalists’ computers and cellphones without regard for state and federal laws that prohibit such police action. It also raises concerns about the low standards set for judges by the Kansas Commission on Judicial Conduct.

Edited August 5 by Captainant