Tag: Kansas
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John Manard, inmate whose escape from Kansas prison in a dog crate inspired a movie, dies at age 45
An inmate whose escape from a Kansas prison hidden in a dog crate became the subject of a book and TV movie has died behind bars. John Manard, who was 45, died Sunday at the La Palma Correctional Facility, a private prison in Eloy, Arizona, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections. His cause of…
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Ex-police chief who led raid on Kansas newspaper charged with obstruction of justice
The former Kansas police chief who last year led a raid on a local newspaper has been charged with felony obstruction of justice, for allegedly persuading a potential witness to withhold information from investigators who at the time were pursuing a probe into the ex-chief’s own conduct. Gideon Cody resigned from his position at the…