Former Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore appeared in court on Thursday for a probable cause case hearing regarding charges of third-degree home invasion, a felony, and misdemeanor charges of stalking and breaking and entering.
Rather than a decision to move the case forward or not, the court agreed to adjourn until at least next month. Moore’s lawyers on Thursday filed a motion to quash his arrest warrant, hoping to invalidate it for the proceedings. A hearing on that motion was set for Feb. 17, and the next probable cause conference with Moore was set for March 19.
Moore’s lawyers also said they’re waiting on documents such as phone records and Title IX documents as part of discovery.
Moore, wearing a suit, entered the courtroom alongside his wife, Kelli Moore. The hearing lasted less than 15 minutes, with most of that time being discussion between Moore’s lawyer, the prosecution and the judge regarding documents and scheduling. The only thing Moore said was his name when the judge asked.
Moore was arraigned Dec. 12 and has pleaded not guilty to the charges. The charges stemmed from alleged events of Dec. 10, the day Moore was fired.
Sherrone Moore appeared Thursday in a Michigan courtroom. (The Athletic)
According to a termination letter from athletic director Warde Manuel, dated Dec. 10., Moore was fired for engaging in an inappropriate relationship with a staff member and providing untruthful statements during investigative interviews. According to prosecutors, the female staff member attempted to break off contact with Moore two days before his firing and disclosed their relationship to the university. The woman received numerous unwanted phone calls and text messages from Moore after attempting to break off contact, according to the prosecution.
Around 4 p.m. on the afternoon of his firing, Moore barged into the unlocked apartment of the female staff member, took butter knives and a pair of kitchen scissors from a drawer and threatened death by suicide, according to police and prosecutors. Police located him roughly an hour later in the parking lot of the Well Church in Saline, Mich., and took him into custody. He spent two nights in the Washtenaw County Jail. Following his arraignment, he was released on a $25,000 bond and ordered to be tethered to a GPS and continue mental health treatment.
