Court dismisses domestic battery case against Chiefs defensive backs coach Dave Merritt
Merritt is entering his eighth season as Kansas City's DBs coach.
Dave Merritt has been on the Chiefs' staff since 2019. (Photo by Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Longtime Kansas City Chiefs defensive backs coach Dave Merritt is no longer facing a domestic battery charge. The District Court of Johnson County, Kansas, dismissed his case without prejudice on Thursday, just about two weeks after his arrest , per court records.
Merritt, a 54-year-old Chiefs assistant who has coached the team’s DBs since 2019, was arrested and booked into jail on suspicion of domestic battery the night of April 22. He was facing a Class B Person misdemeanor, which constitutes a domestic violence offense, according to the complaint the county’s district attorney’s office filed against him on April 23. In the complaint, it was alleged that Merritt “unlawfully, knowingly or recklessly [caused] bodily harm” to a daughter.
Merritt has five children, according to his Chiefs bio , including two daughters. He pleaded not guilty and was released on $2,500 bond, according to court records. “The DA’s office looked at it a little more thoroughly and reviewed some additional information and agreed it was a matter that should be dismissed,” Merritt’s attorney, Ryan Ginie, told NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo .
The District Court of Johnson County (Ks. ) has dismissed the case against #Chiefs defensive backs coach David Merritt, who had been arrested on a misdemeanor charge. “The DA’s office looked at it a little more thoroughly and reviewed some additional information,” Merritt’s… pic.