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Idaho State assistant football coach charged with murder

POCATELLO, Idaho — Idaho State assistant football coach DaVonte’ Neal has been arrested on suspicion of killing a man in Arizona and the school intends to terminate his contract.

Pocatello police said Neal has been charged with one count of first-degree murder, one count of drive-by-shooting, and one count of discharging a firearm at a structure, The Idaho State Journal reported.

The alleged incident involved the shooting of a man on Nov. 11, 2017, police said. Other details were not immediately available.

Neal was indicted by a grand jury in Maricopa County, which includes the Phoenix metropolitan area, on May 16.