US EditionChiefs Coach Dave Merritt Charged With Misdemeanor Domestic Battery
Prosecutors say Merritt knowingly or recklessly caused bodily harm to a daughter, and he pleaded not guilty with $2,500 bond set.
- On Thursday, Kansas City Chiefs defensive backs coach David Lee Merritt Sr., 54, was charged with misdemeanor domestic battery following his arrest Wednesday evening by the Overland Park Police Department.
- The Johnson County District Attorney's Office filed a complaint Thursday alleging Merritt acted "unlawfully, knowingly, or recklessly" in causing bodily harm to a daughter, constituting a domestic violence offense under state law.
- Merritt has spent seven seasons with the Chiefs and 29 years in the NFL, and he is scheduled to appear in Johnson County District Court at 2 p.m. Thursday.
- In a statement Thursday, the Kansas City Chiefs acknowledged awareness of the arrest but declined to provide additional comment on the situation.
- Merritt's court appearance coincides with the first round of the NFL Draft in Pittsburgh on Thursday, as he has helped oversee the Chiefs' secondary during a period of sustained success.
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Chiefs coach Dave Merritt charged with misdemeanor domestic battery
Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Dave Merritt was charged Thursday with misdemeanor domestic battery after a complaint filed by the district attorney in Johnson County, Kansas, accused him of causing bodily harm to a daughter.
Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Dave Merritt charged with misdemeanor domestic battery
Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Dave Merritt was charged Thursday with misdemeanor domestic battery after a complaint filed by the district attorney in Johnson County, Kansas, accused him of causing bodily harm to a daughter.
Chiefs assistant coach charged with misdemeanor domestic battery against daughter just before NFL Draft
Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Dave Merritt was charged with misdemeanor domestic battery, accused of causing bodily harm to a daughter in Johnson County, Kansas.
Chiefs defensive backs coach pleads not guilty to domestic battery
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Dave Merritt, the defensive backs coach with the Kansas City Chiefs, appeared in Johnson County District Court via Zoom Thursday afternoon after being charged earlier with misdemeanor domestic battery.
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