Monday, October 28

Kansas: Video exhibits police raid at residence of 98-year-old Marion County Record newspaper writer who died the subsequent day

New video exhibits the second cops raided the house of a 98-year-old native newspaper writer, who died the next day.

Authorities in Marion, Kansas, entered Joan Meyer’s home on 11 August, on a search warrant that was later rescinded.

Meyer died the subsequent day of a cardiac arrest and her son, Marion County Record editor Eric Meyer, believes the stress of the raid contributed to her loss of life.

In residence safety footage launched by the household, Mrs Meyer might be seen wearing a gown and slippers, and utilizing a strolling body to face as police search her residence.

Mrs Meyer makes use of her Amazon Alexa gadget to attempt calling her son earlier than turning her consideration to the six officers within the room.

“Get out of my house, I don’t want you in my house,” she says. “Don’t touch any of that stuff. This is my house.”

“Didn’t your mother love you?” Mrs Meyer asks one police officer. “Get out of my way, I want to see what they’re doing. What are you doing? Those are personal papers.”

Joan Meyer during  police raid of her home

The Marion County Record, owned by the Meyer household, mentioned the video begins one-and-a-half hours after police arrived on the residence and ends when officers allegedly disconnected the web.

The newspaper’s workplace and the house of a City Council member have been raided on the identical day after a neighborhood restauranteur claimed the publication illegally accessed details about her.

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A prosecutor later mentioned there was inadequate proof to justify the searches and elimination of electronics – together with a cell phone and computer systems – from the home. The gadgets have been returned on 16 August.

In an announcement issued final week, the paper mentioned Mrs Meyer was “stressed beyond her limits and overwhelmed by hours of shock and grief” after the raids.

The Marion County Record additionally reported that the coroner’s report “lists the anger and anxiety [Mrs Meyer] experienced as a contributing cause of her death”.

The paper is planning to file a lawsuit over the raids. Meanwhile, the Kansas Bureau of Investigations continues to look at the publication’s actions.

Content Source: information.sky.com