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.

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Authorities in Marion, Kansas, entered Joan Meyer's home on 11 August, on a search warrant that was later rescinded.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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"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."

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"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."

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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".

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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.

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