Sherrone Moore Arrives in Court with Wife as His Lawyers Signal Plan to Attack Accuser’s Credibility

Sherrone Moore appeared in a Michigan courtroom on Thursday for a probable cause hearing tied to criminal charges filed last month.

Moore, 39, entered the courtroom holding hands with his wife, Kelli Moore. After escorting her to a seat in the gallery, he joined his attorney at the front. Moore did not speak during the proceeding.

His lawyer, Ellen Michaels, asked the court for a 30-day adjournment, saying she needed additional time to review discovery. Michaels told the judge she intended to seek the accuser’s phone records and Title IX-related documents from Moore’s former employer, the University of Michigan. She said those materials could include prior statements from the accuser and other evidence that, in the defense’s view, may raise questions about credibility.

The prosecution did not object, and the judge rescheduled the probable cause hearing to March 19.

A separate hearing is also set for Feb. 17 after Moore’s defense filed a motion to quash his arrest warrant. Because the warrant remains active, it authorizes law enforcement to arrest Moore or search his properties if probable cause is established; if the court grants the motion, that authority would be removed.

Moore was arraigned on one felony and two misdemeanor counts: third-degree home invasion (felony), stalking (misdemeanor), and breaking and entering (misdemeanor).

The charges stem from Moore’s arrest after he allegedly confronted a University of Michigan staffer—described in court testimony as someone with whom he had a romantic relationship—inside her residence on Dec. 10. That was also the day he was fired from the university.

According to testimony from Det. Jessica Welker of the Pittsfield Township Police Department, Moore allegedly refused to leave the residence until the woman contacted her lawyer, Heidi Sharp. Welker testified that Sharp called emergency dispatch on her client’s behalf and reported that Moore was inside the home and that her client was being attacked. Welker also testified that Sharp told emergency dispatch Moore had been stalking her client for months and later alleged to responding officers that Moore had a history of domestic violence and was dangerous.

Welker testified that Moore denied those allegations but acknowledged to police that he had been in an intimate relationship for approximately two years with the staffer.

Welker further testified that the staffer told officers the relationship ended Dec. 8, when she ended it and told Moore she had nothing more to say to him. After that, Moore allegedly called and texted her multiple times over the next two days, according to Welker’s testimony.

Welker said the staffer described Moore’s arrival at her home as traumatic and told officers she had “never been more terrified in her life.”

Moore was booked into the Washtenaw Corrections Division on the night of Dec. 10 and released two days later after his first court appearance. He was released on bail after Kelli Moore—who shares three children with him—posted it.

Beyond the criminal case, Moore has also lost his job and the $12.3 million he was guaranteed under his contract over the next three years. The university terminated him for cause, citing an alleged violation of a policy adopted in 2021 that strongly discourages intimate relationships between a supervisor and a supervisee.

The policy does not outright prohibit such relationships, but it states that a supervisor cannot initiate the relationship and must promptly disclose it to their own supervisor so a management plan can be implemented. The policy says the goal is to maintain a workplace that is inclusive and free from abuse of power, coercion, sexually harassing conduct, and favoritism.

It remains unclear whether Moore will challenge the university’s findings or the termination decision.