The other 29 denied them. One was held against her will briefly in Harper County. At least two had their licenses checked against the Kansas Bureau of Investigation database, which is supposed to be reserved for criminal background checks. Some of the people asking for records wouldn't even give their names. Just take a look around and see what's happening these days.
Sheriffs are kind of edgy.
Despite those instructions, a handful of reporters initially resisted giving their names, but said they provided the information when told it was required. In Harper County, Wichita Eagle reporter Deb Gruver was refused the offense reports and held against her will for questioning by Undersheriff Richard Happ. When Gruver asked to talk to sheriff's employees who Happ said had complained about her, he took her to his office and refused to let her leave when she asked. She was eventually released after a call to her editor. Esparza later said they were unaware that Gruver had been held against her will.