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Three men charged with murder for 2017 death of teen found in Brady Street stadium parking lot

Chontez Graham and three other co-defendants reportedly planned to kill Allen on March 5, 2017 and steal his money and belongings, a Davenport police affidavit said.

DAVENPORT, Iowa — ***Editor's Note: The video above is from 2017.***

Update: Two additional people have been named and are facing charges in the alleged murder and robbery of a 17-year-old in 2017. 

Darryl Merritt, 23, from Cahokia, Illinois is facing a first degree murder charge for reportedly planning to kill and rob Demetrius Allen, according to Davenport Police Department affidavit. 

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Dyon Thomas, 22, from East St. Louis, Illinois was also involved and is facing a first degree murder charge, a Davenport Police Department affidavit said.

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Both Merritt and Thomas are incarcerated in the Iowa Department of Corrections and are currently being extradited to Scott County.

Original story: A 24-year-old Missouri man has been charged with murder for the 2017 death of a teen found in Brady Street stadium's parking lot. 

Chontez Graham, from Jefferson City, Missouri, was arrested Friday for the death of Demetrius Allen in 2017, according to a police affidavit from the Davenport Police Department. 

He faces first degree murder and robbery charges. 

Credit: Scott County Jail

Graham and two other co-defendants who were not named in the affidavit reportedly planned to kill Allen on March 5, 2017 and steal his money and belongings, the affidavit said.

Allen was shot multiple times during the robbery, according to the affidavit. 

Graham has a hearing at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020.

Correction: The original story said there were "three other co-defendants." This version has been corrected to report "Graham and two other co-defendants." 

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