Sherrone Moore ‘Had Long History of Domestic Violence’ During Affair with Staffer, Her Lawyer Claimed: Detective

Sherrone Moore allegedly told authorities after his Dec. 10 arrest that he had been in an “intimate relationship for approximately two years” with a University of Michigan staffer who had previously informed the school about their affair, according to officer testimony at a recent hearing.

Moore, the former football coach at Michigan, was arrested after allegedly confronting the staffer inside her residence earlier that same day and refusing to leave until she contacted her attorney, Heidi Sharp, according to a transcript from the complaint authorization hearing held Dec. 12.

Det. Jessica Welker of the Pittsfield Township Police Department testified that Sharp called emergency dispatch on her client’s behalf and reported that “Moore was inside of [her client’s] home, attacking her.” Welker also said Sharp told dispatch that “Moore has been stalking [her client] for months,” and later alleged to responding officers that Moore had a “long history of domestic violence” against the staffer and was “very dangerous.”

Welker said both Sharp and the staffer described what happened the afternoon of Dec. 10 during interviews with officers at the staffer’s apartment. According to Welker’s testimony, the staffer told police she had just returned home from a meeting at the university when Moore allegedly arrived unannounced, entered the home without permission, and refused to leave.

The staffer told authorities Moore “barged” in with “tears in his eyes,” then allegedly retrieved two knives from a drawer and pointed them at her while repeating, “You ruined my life. You ruined my life,” Welker testified. The staffer said Moore then allegedly moved toward her with the knives, backing her toward the living room as she attempted to reach Sharp by phone.

When she connected with her lawyer, Moore allegedly turned the knives on himself, pointing them at his neck and saying he would kill himself while she watched, according to Welker’s testimony.

Moore then allegedly fled the apartment. Welker testified that investigators believe he later texted the staffer: “I hate you. My blood is on your hands.”

The staffer told officers she and Moore had been in an “intimate relationship,” but that she told him the morning of Dec. 8 she had “nothing more to say to him.” She alleged that Moore then called and texted her repeatedly over the next two days before showing up at her home.

Welker testified that the staffer told responding officers she had “never been more terrified in her life.”

After police took Moore into custody later that day, he allegedly denied physically assaulting the staffer and denied threatening her with any weapons, Welker said.

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 arraigned on one felony and two misdemeanor counts: third-degree home invasion, stalking and breaking and entering. Home invasion is the felony charge; stalking and breaking and entering are misdemeanors. If convicted on the home invasion charge, Moore could face up to five years in prison.

Moore’s attorney, Joseph Simon, declined to provide details about the release, which came with multiple conditions. A judge ordered Moore to wear a GPS tether, continue receiving mental health treatment, and have no contact with the alleged victim.

“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 told Moore at his arraignment on Friday, Dec. 12. The judge added that even if the alleged victim were to reach out, Moore was not permitted to respond “in any form or fashion.”

Moore is scheduled to return to court on Jan. 22, 2026, for a probable cause hearing.

He is also no longer employed by the university and has lost the $12.3 million guaranteed over the next three years under his contract after Michigan fired him for cause. It remains unclear whether he can or will contest that decision. At this time, Moore is not facing assault charges.

During the hearing, Washtenaw County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Kati Rezmierski argued against Moore’s release, telling the court that while she understood there was not evidence showing Moore directly threatened the staffer with the items she referenced, “the totality of the behavior is highly threatening and highly intimidating.”

“She was terrorized, Your Honor,” Rezmierski said.

Moore, who shares three young daughters with his wife, Kelli, has not publicly commented on his firing or the charges.