MORGANTOWN, West Virginia — More details have emerged regarding the arrest of former West Virginia University football star and current assistant running backs coach and offensive analyst Noel Devine. According to the criminal complaint, Devine was arrested on a strangulation charge after a woman identified in the report as T.W. told police that he assaulted her following an incident at Kegler’s in Morgantown on the night of September 12.
The woman told police that she and Devine had been in a relationship for approximately one year and regularly stayed together at her apartment. According to her account, she was at Kegler’s with a friend when Devine repeatedly called and texted her. She alleged that Devine had access to her location through her cellphone, arrived at Kegler’s and told her to come outside. When she did not come out quickly enough, she said he entered the restaurant to get her.
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… pic.twitter.com/KgDYbj1814
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According to the complaint, the two walked outside, where the woman alleged that Devine pushed her against his vehicle and then threw her into the back passenger area. She told police that Devine got on top of her, placed his hands around her neck and slapped her, causing her to have difficulty breathing. She also claimed that when she attempted to get out of the vehicle, Devine forced her back inside and would not allow her to leave.
The report states that the woman’s friends came outside after hearing her scream for Devine to let her go. Once they approached the vehicle, she was reportedly able to escape and leave with one of her friends. The responding officer did not observe any visible marks around her neck at that time, but noted that injuries related to strangulation may not be immediately visible and could be internal. The woman reportedly complained of discomfort beneath her chin where she said Devine’s fingers had applied pressure.
Police said officers reviewed security footage from Kegler’s and later received a portion of the video that allegedly showed the woman’s friends walking outside as Devine forced her back into the vehicle. The woman also completed a danger and lethality assessment. According to the report, she answered yes when asked whether Devine had previously threatened to kill her, attempted to choke her, followed or monitored her, and displayed persistent jealousy regarding her daily activities.
The woman initially declined additional medical attention, but the report states that she later voluntarily went to Ruby Memorial Hospital after developing a severe headache and excessive vomiting, which were described as possible indicators of strangulation. The complaint alleges that Devine tracked her location to the hospital and attempted to enter before police located him at a nearby gas station and placed him under arrest.
These are extremely serious and disturbing allegations, but it is important to remember that the criminal complaint contains the accuser’s account of what happened. Devine has been charged, but the allegations have not been proven in court, and he is entitled to due process and the presumption of innocence as the case moves forward.
