Marion

Publisher of Marion County Record Sues City Officials for Constitutional Rights Violation in Raid, Seeking Over $4.5 Million in Damages

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WICHITA, Kan. – A lawsuit has been filed by Eric Meyer, publisher and editor of the Marion County Record, against the City of Marion and various officials. Last August, the newspaper’s offices underwent a police raid where electronics were seized. Meyer claims this violated his constitutional rights and attributes the subsequent death of his mother to the stress caused by the raid. Meyer’s lawsuit targets the City of Marion, former mayor David Mayfield, then-Police Chief Gideon Cody, acting chief Zach Hudlin, the Marion County Board of Commissioners, Sheriff Jeff Soyez, and detective Aaron Christner. Seeking … Read more

Marion County Officers Cleared in Fatal Shooting After Disturbing Home Security Footage Surfaces

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SALEM, Ore. – A grand jury in Marion County has ruled that three law enforcement officers were justified and lawful in a deadly shooting incident that occurred in a residential area in Southeast Salem. The incident took place on November 24, and videos released by the Marion County District Attorney’s office provide various angles of the event. The footage includes bodycam videos from Oregon State Police trooper Andrew Tuttle and Salem Police Department Officer John Parmer, while the Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputy involved in the incident did not have a body camera. The videos … Read more

Marion County Grand Jury Unanimously Clears Officers in Fatal Salem Shooting Incident

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SALEM, Ore. – A Marion County Grand Jury unanimously found three law enforcement officials justified in their use of deadly force during a shooting incident in Salem last November, according to the Marion County District Attorney’s Office. The incident resulted in the death of 32-year-old Justin Lee Jordan. The grand jury reviewed video evidence and testimony, concluding that Jordan had failed to comply with verbal and visual warnings from officers. Jordan had been waving guns, pointing them at people, and firing shots at a bystander. The investigation revealed that Jordan fired his gun four times … Read more