Sherrone Moore, following his arrest on December 10th, allegedly confessed to authorities that he had been in an "intimate relationship for approximately two years" with the University of Michigan staffer who had informed the school of their affair, as per officer testimony at a recent hearing.
According to a transcript obtained by PEOPLE from the complaint authorization hearing on December 12th, police say the former football coach for the school was arrested after allegedly confronting the staffer inside her residence that same day and refusing to leave until she called her lawyer, Heidi Sharp.
Sharp then called emergency dispatch on her client's behalf, and Det. Jessica Welker of the Pittsfield Township Police Department testified that "Moore was inside [her client's] home, attacking her." The lawyer went on to tell emergency dispatch that "Moore has been stalking [her client] for months," adding that Sharp later alleged to officers when they arrived on the scene that "Moore had a long history of domestic violence against [her client], and that he was very dangerous."
Welker noted in court that Sharp and her client both shared their accounts of the events that transpired on the afternoon of December 10th in interviews with responding officers at the staffer's apartment.
According to Welker's testimony, the staffer told police that she had just arrived home following a meeting at the school when Moore allegedly showed up unannounced at the home and entered without permission. Moore "barged" into her home with "tears in his eyes," and allegedly "grabbed two knives out of her drawer and pointed them at her, saying, 'You ruined my life. You ruined my life.'"
Moore allegedly "continued towards her with the knives, backing her towards the living room," while the staffer tried to get Sharp on the phone. Once she connected with Sharp, Moore allegedly "turned the knives on himself, pointing them at his neck, saying that he was going to kill himself and she was going to watch," Welker testified.
Moore then fled the apartment, but according to Welker, authorities believe he texted the staffer and said: "I hate you. My blood is on your hands." The staffer told responding officers that she and Moore were in an "intimate relationship" but informed him on the morning of December 8th "that she had nothing more to say to him." Moore called and texted her multiple times over the next two days, the staffer alleged, per Welker's testimony, and then showed up at her home.
Welker said that the staffer told officers on the scene "she has never been more terrified in her life." Upon being picked up by police later that day, Moore "denied physically assaulting [the staffer] and denied threatening her with any weapons," Welker testified.
Moore was booked into the Washtenaw Corrections Division on the night of December 10th and released two days later following his first court appearance. He was arraigned on one felony and two misdemeanor counts: third-degree home invasion, stalking, and breaking and entering. The home invasion is the felony charge, while stalking and breaking and entering are both misdemeanor charges. If convicted on the home invasion charge, Moore could be sentenced to up to five years in prison.
Moore's attorney, Joseph Simon, declined to offer any information about his client's release, which comes with a number of conditions. He will have to wear a GPS tether and continue to receive mental health treatment, the judge ordered, and he is prohibited from having any contact with the named alleged victim in the case. "That means no calling, no writing, no video chatting, no texting, no emailing, or any other form of contact the human mind can possibly fathom," Washtenaw County Magistrate Judge Odetalla Odetalla said to Moore at his arraignment on Friday, December 12th. "No one in the world thinks that this person is going to reach out to you. Should they do so — and again, no one thinks that they're going to — you may not reply in any form or fashion."
Moore will not be back in court for more than a month, returning on January 22nd, 2026th, for a probable cause hearing. He is now out of a job and his $12.3 million contract over the next three years has been terminated by the university for cause. It is unclear whether he can or will challenge that assessment. Moore, who has three young daughters with his wife Kelli, has yet to comment on his firing or the charges.
