DAVENPORT, Iowa — Police have arrested a 17-year-old Davenport teen in the death of a 19-year-old who fell off the side of a truck Thursday, June 23.
Jonathan Behan Jr. is charged with first-degree murder and first-degree robbery.
Police say Aaron Cotton, 19, was found dead in the road in the 2100 block of W. 58th Street in Davenport around 10:30 p.m. Thursday. Police determined that Cotton had been clinging to the side of a truck while it was driving recklessly, westbound. Cotton fell and died of his injuries.
A criminal complaint says Behan took about 1 gram of marijuana from Cotton in a deal gone wrong, and tried to get away in his truck. Cotton grabbed a hold of the truck but fell when Behan continued to swerve to intentionally knock him off the truck.