(Kansas) 98 Year Old Newspaper Owner Dies After Police Raid Her Home

August 11, 2023, Marion, Kansas- (New York Post) Joan Meyer, 98, died after being stressed beyond her limits and overwhelmed by hours of shock and grief after police raided her and her son’s home Friday as part of an investigation into The Marion County Record."

"The co-owner of a Kansas newspaper allegedly died as a direct result of the unprecedented police raid against the publication and its staff after they obtained damaging information about a local businesswoman — which the paper declined to publish."

“She tearfully watched during the raid as police not only carted away her computer… but also dug through her son Eric’s personal bank and investments statements to photograph them,”

"Joan Meyer was at the home waiting for a delivery from Meals on Wheels when cops knocked on the door."

"Along with Meyer’s death, the newspapers noted that one of its reporters was injured when an officer grabbed her cell phone out of her hand. "

"The raid, carried out by the city’s entire five-officer force and two sheriff’s deputies, came amid a feud between the paper and local restaurant owner, Kari Newell.The Record was allegedly in possession of leaked documents that could have gotten Newell’s liquor license revoked, including evidence that the restaurateur had been convicted of drunk driving and continued to operate a vehicle without a license."

"John Galer, the chairperson of the National Newspaper Association, condemned the raid as a relic of the past and incompatible with the First Amendment."

link: https://nypost.com/2023/08/13/kansas-newspaper-co-owner-98-dies-after-being-stressed-beyond-her-limits-in-police-raid/