West Virginia assistant football coach Noel Devine was booked into jail on a felony strangulation charge Sunday, records show. Devine, 38, was arrested by Morgantown police. A not guilty plea was entered and Devine was ordered held in lieu of $40,000 bail in the North Central Regional Jail.
SCOOP: Noel Devine is accused of assaulting a woman outside of Kegler's in Morgantown. The alleged victim told police that she and Devine had been in a relationship for approximately one year. She alleged that Devine tracked her location through her phone, arrived at Kegler’s after repeatedly calling and texting her, and demanded that she come outside. According to her statement, Devine pushed her against his vehicle, threw her into the back seat, got on top of her, placed his hands around her neck and slapped her. She reported having difficulty breathing and said Devine initially prevented her from leaving the vehicle.