Former Police Chief charged with Obstruction of Justice in Raid on Newspaper
Former Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody charged with felony obstruction of justice for persuading a witness to withhold information during a raid on a newspaper. Cody justified the raid based on identity theft suspicions, but prosecutors found no evidence of a crime committed by the newspaper staff. Cody's actions led to the death of the publisher's 98-year-old mother due to stress.