Dave Merritt, defensiv backs-træner for Kansas City Chiefs, stod tirsdag for retten i Johnson County, Kansas, tiltalt for en forseelse inden for vold i hjemmet. Han erklærede sig ikke skyldig i anklagen om, at han ulovligt, med viden eller hensynsløshed, havde påført sin datter fysisk skade.
Merritts fremmøde i retten foregik via videolink fra fængslet, hvor han var iklædt en orange fængselsdragt. Han bad om en offentlig forsvarer, som derefter indleverede ikke-skyldig-plea på hans vegne.
Dommer Wayne Smith fastsatte en personlig kaution på 2.500 dollars med en række betingelser: ingen kontakt med ofret, ingen alkohol, stoffer eller våben. Merritt blev løsladt efter høringen.
Den næste retssag er planlagt til 24. juni 2024.
Merritt, 54 år, har været tilknyttet Chiefs siden 2019. Hans NFL-karriere som spiller strakte sig fra 1993, hvor han blev draftet af Miami Dolphins i syvende runde. Efter sin korte aktive karriere skiftede han til trænergerningen og har siden arbejdet for blandt andet Arizona Cardinals, New York Giants og New York Jets samt som college-assistent.
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