A man who was stabbed and killed at a Miami Twp. apartment Sunday night was part of a plan to rip off two drug dealers, according to police.

Phillip P. Ochen, 20, of West Carrollton was stabbed in the throat around 11 p.m. Sunday night after three people he was with at a Knollridge Drive apartment hatched a plan with him to invite a marijuana seller to the complex to rip the seller off.

Police said a 17-year-old female along with Ochen and two unidentified 18-year-old men were at the apartment as part of the plan. The female called two alleged drug dealers to the apartment, and when they arrived, she went to see them at their vehicle.

Police said she signaled to the three men that there was pot in the vehicle, and the three approached the vehicle to attempt to steal it.

The two men inside the vehicle exited and a fight ensued. Police said Ochen somehow got his hands on a bat that was inside the vehicle, and one of the alleged drug dealers pulled a knife on him, stabbing him in the throat.

The drug dealing suspects reportedly left in their vehicle. The female called for help.

All four who were in the apartment prior to the incident were at the scene when police and medics arrived.

The three survivors were arrested and taken to jail pending charges of aggravated robbery. The suspected drug dealers were arrested and released pending charges to be decided by the Montgomery County prosecutor, police said.