News about David Mayfield

Furious small town Kansas newspaper editor death stares police chief who raided his newsroom and caused his 98-year-old mother and owner to drop dead

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 8, 2024
Eric Meyer, the editor of the Marion County Record, (right) was seen giving Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody (left) death stares as he made his first court appearance on Monday to face a charge of interference with the judicial process. The felony charge stems from the former officer's actions following an August 11, 2023 raid of the Marion County Record newsroom, which is believed to have caused Meyer's mother's, Joan Meyer, 98, (inset) sudden death.

David Mayfield, a Marion County mayor, defends cops who raided a local Kansas newspaper and elderly co-owner Joan Meyer's home, blaming the judge for authorizing the warrant

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 3, 2023
The Marion County mayor has defended the cops who searched a local Kansas newspaper and elderly co-owner Joan Meyer's house, as well as the judge for authorizing the search warrant. When the police department raided the Marion County Record office on August 11, Mayor David Mayfield said he was not sure what they did wrong. Mayfield made the argument that if there were any questions or concerns about the search warrants, the county attorney or judge should have dismissed them ahead of time. It was signed off by Magistrate Judge Laura Viar, and Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody personally led the raids.