Top cop Gideon Cody was under investigation for sexual misconduct allegations before all-police raid on Kansas newspaper — owner Joan Meyer, 98, felt terrorized before dying ‘mid sentence’

The police chief of a small Kansas town was investigated by the local newspaper for allegations of sexual misconduct before ordering his entire department to raid the paper’s offices, it has emerged.

The publisher’s 98-year-old mother, Joan Meyer, who co-owned the paper, died the day after the raid — after telling The Wichita Eagle, “These are Hitler tactics and something needs to be done.”

Her son Eric Meyer, 69, said his mother was devastated by the seizure of computers and servers from the Marion County Record offices.

Police claimed the raid was carried out because they were concerned about ‘identity theft’, after the newspaper obtained evidence of a possible liquor license violation.

But the news operation was certain the raid was a result of their investigation of Gideon Cody, 54.

He became Chief of the Marion County Police Department in late April, after leaving the Kansas City Police Department over sexual misconduct allegations.

Cody took the job after his retirement as a captain in Kansas City, Missouri, where he worked for 24 years.

The Marion County Record received a “deluge of calls,” said Eric Meyer, who claimed Cody retired from his last police station to avoid demotion over sexual misconduct allegations.

Meyer said his paper was approached by Cody’s former colleagues about the allegations of sexual misconduct, but that the more than six anonymous sources ultimately never went public and reporters were unable to obtain Cody’s personnel file.

The Kansas City Police Department has declined to reveal whether Cody was charged with sexual misconduct while on the job.

Meyer said the identities of the sources were on the computer servers that Cody’s team seized.

“I may be paranoid that this has anything to do with it, but when people confiscate your computer, you tend to be a little paranoid,” Meyer said. The Hand Basket.

He told The Kansas City star they had not yet published the story, because they had not yet completed their research.

“We didn’t publish it because we couldn’t get it to the point where we thought it was ready for publication,” Meyer said.

“(Cody) didn’t know who our sources were. Now it is.’

And Meyer told AP, “This is the kind of thing that, you know, Vladimir Putin does, that Third World dictators do.

“This is World War II Gestapo tactics.”

Brian Karman, Cody’s business partner, who worked with him for 20 years, said he was unaware of any allegations against Cody.

“No, not as far as I know,” Karman said The New York Post.

He said it would be out of character.

“I’ve known him for 20 years. I’ve never heard of such allegations.’

The Marion County Police Department said on Saturday they were determined to enforce the law without commenting on the substance of the raid.

“The Marion Kansas Police Department believes it is the fundamental duty of the police to ensure the safety, security and well-being of all members of the public,” the department wrote on Facebook.

“This commitment must remain steadfast and unbiased, unaffected by political or media influence, to uphold the principles of justice, equal protection and the rule of law for all in the community.

“The victim is asking that we do everything the law allows to ensure that justice is served. The Marion Kansas Police Department will do no less.”

The raid took place after leaked documents about local restaurateur Kari Newell being able to revoke her liquor license were handed over to the newspaper.

Meyer didn’t publicize the Newell story because he questioned its source — and instead told police about the information.

Newell then accused the weekly of illegally obtaining her personal information, which led to the search.

She was also reportedly dissatisfied with newspaper coverage of how Newell kicked reporters out of an event at her restaurant, Kari’s Restaurant.

Meyer told the Kansas City star“We sent them a note saying that a source had given us a file that we thought was of suspicious origin.

“We checked it to make sure it was correct, but we had no intention of doing anything with it. Their response was typical bully fashion.

“Instead of asking a question or getting equipment, they came with a nuclear fly swatter to confiscate our equipment and apparently tried to bankrupt us.”

Joan died the day after the raid and Eric said it was grief over the situation that caused her death.

The day after the raid, Eric said it was grief over the situation that caused her death.

Before Joan died, she told The Wichita Eagle about the raids, “These are Hitler’s tactics and something has to be done.”

Around 1:30 p.m. the next day, Eric Meyer woke up his mother to offer her breakfast — but she said she couldn’t bear it.

Eric said, “Right in the middle of the sentence died.

“I’m disturbed – I chose that word carefully – because everyone is coming out that they’re raiding our office, but what bothers me the most is that a 98-year-old woman spent her last day on Earth feeling attacked by bullies who invaded her house. ‘