Overview
- The District Court of Johnson County in Kansas dismissed the misdemeanor case Thursday, about two weeks after Merritt’s April 22 arrest.
- The district attorney’s office said it reviewed additional evidence and concluded Merritt did not commit a crime.
- The judge dismissed the case without prejudice and sealed the affidavit, which limits public access to the complaint and supporting details.
- The April complaint alleged he knowingly or recklessly caused bodily harm to a daughter, which prosecutors classified as a domestic violence misdemeanor.
- Chiefs head coach Andy Reid had said the team would let law enforcement handle the matter and that Merritt had been up front about the situation.