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12/12 13:08 CST Sherrone Moore charged with stalking, home invasion after being
fired as Michigan football coach
Sherrone Moore charged with stalking, home invasion after being fired as
Michigan football coach
By LARRY LAGE and ED WHITE
Associated Press
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) --- Fired University of Michigan football coach Sherrone
Moore threatened to kill himself in front of a woman with whom he had been
having an affair after she broke off the relationship and reported it to school
officials, prosecutors said Friday, charging him with stalking and home
invasion.
The university fired the 39-year-old Wednesday, saying he had an inappropriate
relationship with a staff member. He was subsequently arrested and spent two
nights in jail.
First Assistant Prosecutor Kati Rezmierski said Moore was fired after the woman
told university officials this week that he had repeatedly called and texted
her.
Rezmierski said Moore went to the woman's apartment after he was fired and
"terrorized" her.
Moore "grabbed several butter knives and kitchen scissors and began to threaten
his own life," she said.
The prosecutor quoted Moore as telling the woman, "I'm going to kill myself.
I'm going to make you watch. My blood is on your hands."
Moore appeared virtually on a television monitor at the arraignment on Friday.
He was sitting in a compact, bare room wearing a white jumpsuit with his hands
cuffed in front of him.
Defense attorney Joe Simon said Friday, "There's no evidence to suggest he's a
threat."
Michigan has not disclosed details of the alleged relationship but said an
investigation found credible evidence against Moore, who is married with three
young daughters. Athletic director Warde Manuel said the behavior was "a clear
violation of university policy."
Washtenaw County Magistrate Judge Odetalla Odetalla granted Moore a $25,000
bond. While out on bond, Moore will be required to complete mental health
treatment, wear a GPS tracking device, stay in Michigan and abstain from
alcohol and illegal drugs. Odetalla also issued a stark warning to Moore not to
make "any form of contact that the human mind can possibly fathom" with the
alleged victim, who will not be named in any of the court filings throughout
the trial.
Moore signed a five-year contract with a base annual salary of $5.5 million
last year. According to the terms of his deal, the university will not have to
buy out the remaining years of his contract because he was fired for cause.
Moore, the team's former offensive coordinator, was promoted to lead the
Wolverines after they won the national title. He succeeded Jim Harbaugh, who
returned to the NFL to lead the Los Angeles Chargers.
Michigan is set to play No. 14 Texas on Dec. 31 in the Citrus Bowl. Biff Poggi,
who filled in for Moore when he was suspended earlier this season in relation
to a Harbaugh-era sign-stealing scandal, will serve as interim coach.
While the school seeks a new head coach, the Wolverines may lose players in the
transfer portal this winter and donors who help fund revenue-sharing and NIL
deals may hesitate to invest in the winningest program in college football
history.
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