A University of Michigan staff member connected to the Sherrone Moore controversy told police she had just submitted a formal report about her relationship with the football program’s head coach when he showed up at her home without warning on the afternoon of Dec. 10, according to testimony from a local detective.
Details of what police say happened next were described in a transcript of testimony from Det. Jessica Welker of the Pittsfield Township Police Department, given during a complaint authorization hearing.
Welker testified that the staffer said she left the university after filing the report and returned to her residence to gather her belongings, intending to leave town.
“[The staffer] indicated that her intention was to leave town after making the report, and so she went back to her apartment to collect her belongings,” Welker testified.
As the staffer carried items upstairs and prepared to leave, she heard footsteps outside and hurried to lock the door, Welker said.
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According to Welker’s testimony, the staffer told police that Moore entered the home without permission and refused to leave. Welker further testified that Moore then grabbed two knives and approached the staffer while repeating, “You ruined my life. You ruined my life.”
The staffer was able to reach her attorney by phone, Welker said, and Moore allegedly threatened to harm himself before leaving the scene.
The staffer’s attorney then called 911. About an hour later, officers located Moore and took him into custody, Welker testified.
In interviews with investigators, both the staffer and Moore acknowledged having been in an “intimate relationship,” which Moore described as lasting approximately two years, Welker said. Moore is married and has three young daughters, according to the testimony.
Moore was terminated for allegedly violating a University of Michigan policy implemented in 2021 that strongly discourages intimate relationships between a supervisor and a supervisee. The policy does not ban such relationships outright, but states that a supervisor cannot initiate the relationship and that it must be promptly disclosed to the supervisor’s manager so a management plan can be created to maintain a workplace “inclusive and free from abuse of power, coercion, sexually harassing conduct and favoritism.”
Police arrested Moore shortly after the incident described by Welker and booked him into the county jail. He was arraigned on Dec. 12 on one felony count and two misdemeanor counts: third-degree home invasion (felony), stalking (misdemeanor), and breaking and entering (misdemeanor).
Moore posted bail the same day. As conditions of release, he must wear a GPS tether, continue receiving mental health treatment, and have no contact with the staffer.
He is scheduled to return to court on Jan. 22, 2026, for a probable cause hearing. He is no longer employed and, according to the article, is also facing the loss of $12.3 million guaranteed over the next three years under his contract.
Moore has not been charged with assaulting the staffer and has denied assaulting her or threatening her in the past.
The staffer’s attorney and Moore’s attorney did not respond to requests for comment.
