"Marion Police Accused of Illegally Retaining Altered Evidence from Kansas Newspaper"

The Marion County Record, a Kansas newspaper, alleges that police unlawfully kept a copy of evidence seized during a raid on their office and the publisher's home. The attorney for the newspaper plans to ask a judge to hold Sheriff Jeff Soyez in contempt of court if the issue is not resolved. The discrepancy between the evidence list provided to the newspaper and the one filed with the district court raises concerns, as an extra item, a USB drive with cloning software, appears on the court's list. The attorney argues that this gives the sheriff illegal access to the newspaper's data, which is protected by law.