MARION — Former Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody returned Monday to the town where he raided a newspaper to face a dozen journalists along with a felony charge for his actions after the raid.

Former Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody made his first court appearance Monday in Marion County. Cody is accused of interfering with the judicial process after he led raids on the Marion County Record’s newsroom,

The former Kansas police chief who led a raid on a newspaper last summer appeared briefly in court for the first time Monday afternoon. Gideon Cody did not speak during the hearing and would not answer questions as he left the courthouse grounds.

The former Kansas police chief who led a raid on a newspaper last summer will make his first court appearance on Monday afternoon in Marion. Gideon Cody — hired as chief of police in Marion after leaving the Kansas City Police Department under a cloud of possible discipline and demotion — faces one count of interference with the judicial process,

The former Marion police chief who raided a small town Kansas newspaper made his appearance in court on Monday. Gideon Cody is charged with obstruction of justice in connection to the raid on the Marion County Record in 2023.