Kansas City's defensive backs coach was charged Thursday morning, Chiefs have no comment yet as they prepare for draft.

Dave Merritt's domestic battery case was dropped on Thursday, and on Friday, officials released a statement to The California ...

Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Dave Merritt faces a misdemeanor domestic battery charge. A complaint filed by the district attorney in Johnson County, Kansas, accuses him of causing bodily harm to ...

Longtime Kansas City Chiefs defensive backs coach Dave Merritt is no longer facing a domestic battery charge. The District ...

Chiefs defensive backs coach Dave Merritt has been arrested and charged with misdemeanor domestic battery.

The District Court of Johnson County (Ks.) has dismissed the case against #Chiefs defensive backs coach David Merritt, who ...

Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Dave Merritt has been arrested. On Thursday, April 23, CBS affiliate KOLR 10 OzarksFirst reported that Merritt, 54, was arrested by Overland Park police on suspicion ...

Merritt was arrested on April 23, 2026, and appeared in Johnson County District Court later that day.

The District Court of Johnson County, Kansas, has dismissed the case against Chiefs defensive backs coach Dave Merritt.

​On April 22, Chiefs defensive back coach Dave Merritt was arrested. The Johnson County District Attorney’s Office filed a complaint for domestic battery. ​However, Charean Williams of NBC Sports ...

Said Andy Reid on Saturday at Chiefs rookie mini-camp: "Dave's been very up-front with everything." ...

Chiefs defensive backs coach Dave Merritt has learned that the misdemeanor battery case against him has been dismissed.