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Ex-Michigan
Coach
Moore
Pushes
to
Dismiss
Criminal
Charges
Dusty
Schoenherr
- Sports
Tell Us
Detroit
News
ANN
ARBOR -
Former
Michigan
football
coach
Sherrone
Moore is
pushing
to have
the
criminal
case
against
him
thrown
out
after a
brief
return
to a
Washtenaw
County
courtroom
this
week.
Moore,
39, has
pleaded
not
guilty
to
felony
third-degree
home
invasion,
misdemeanor
stalking
and
misdemeanor
illegal
entry
stemming
from an
alleged
incident
at the
Ann
Arbor-area
home of
a female
staff
member
on Dec.
10,
2025. He
was
fired by
the
University
of
Michigan
“with
cause”
the same
day over
what the
school
called
an
inappropriate
relationship
with
that
staffer
and
dishonesty
during
its
internal
investigation.
Moore
remains
free on
a
$25,000
bond,
must
wear a
GPS
tracking
device,
have no
contact
with the
alleged
victim
and
continue
mental
health
treatment,
according
to court
records.
In a new
motion,
defense
attorney
Ellen
Michaels
asked
the
court to
quash
the
arrest
warrant
and
dismiss
the
complaint,
calling
the
prosecution
“a case
that
never
should
have
begun.”
Michaels
argues
the
warrant
relied
on
“distorted”
and
misleading
information
and
claims
the
staff
member
and her
attorney
were
trying
to
maximize
the
chance
of a
financial
settlement
from the
university’s
“deep
pockets.”
Prosecutors
allege
Moore
entered
the
woman’s
unlocked
apartment,
took
kitchen
knives
and
scissors
and made
suicidal
threats
after
being
told
their
relationship
was
over,
behavior
they say
amounted
to home
invasion
and
stalking.
Judge J.
Cedric
Simpson
has
given
prosecutors
until
Feb. 2
to
respond
to the
defense
motion
to toss
the
arrest
warrant,
with a
hearing
on that
motion
set for
the
afternoon
of Feb.
17 in
Washtenaw
County
District
Court.
The
probable
cause
conference,
which
will
determine
whether
the
felony
home
invasion
charge
moves
toward
trial,
has been
adjourned
until
March 19
as both
sides
continue
gathering
evidence,
including
university
phone
records
and
Title IX
materials.
Moore’s
legal
team
maintains
he never
physically
threatened
the
woman
and
portrays
his
actions
as part
of a
mental
health
crisis,
not a
crime,
insisting
“the
truth
will
come out
in
court.”
The
staff
member
told
authorities
she
ended
the
relationship
on Dec.
8 and
later
feared
for her
safety
as Moore
continued
to
contact
her by
phone
and
text,
prompting
her to
go to
school
officials
and
police,
according
to the
prosecutor’s
narrative.
The
Washtenaw
County
prosecutor’s
office
says it
has
turned
over
available
evidence
but
notes
the
investigation
is
ongoing
ahead of
the
February
and
March
hearings.
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