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An agent of the U.S. Drug Enforcement was charged on Wednesday with criminally negligent homicide for his role in the March collision that killed Salem cyclist Marganne Allen.

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Since Salem Reporter reported on the indictment of DEA agent Samuel Landis, Salem citizens shared their thoughts about our reporting on Allen’s death.

Here is a small sampling of the recent messages sent to our team or posted on social media:

“I can’t help but think that your reporter’s ongoing pressure on this story contributed to Clarkson being willing to do something at long last.”

“Thank you for your commitment to covering this. I appreciate your work.”

“Thank you for following up on this tragedy.  Marganne was my boss before I retired a year ago and I am so glad you kept working on this story.”

“Salem Reporter has done a fantastic job chasing this down. Hard to imagine this outcome without local journalism.”

“I saw this and exhaled. Thank you Ardeshir Tabrizian for keeping the light shining on this the entire time.”

You can always find our latest reports on our website.

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