Latroy Lewis Fired by Falcons as Ann Arbor Police Open Probe into Alleged December 5, 2024 Assault
latroy lewis was dismissed by the Atlanta Falcons on Friday after the Ann Arbor Police Department confirmed an active investigation into an alleged sexual assault that allegedly occurred on December 5, 2024, while he was on Michigan’s staff. The development matters now because the probe triggered immediate employment action and has intersected with separate allegations involving former Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore.
Ann Arbor Police Department Investigation
Chris Page, strategic communications manager for the Ann Arbor Police Department, said, "The Ann Arbor Police Department was just recently made aware of allegations regarding a sexual assault reported to have occurred on December 5, 2024. The AAPD Detective Bureau launched an immediate investigation into the incident. This investigation remains active and ongoing. " The department initially issued a statement that did not name a suspect; Page later confirmed that LaTroy Lewis is the suspect in the investigation.
Atlanta Falcons Fire Latroy Lewis
The Falcons terminated Lewis’s employment as assistant defensive line coach hours after the team acknowledged it was "in the process of gathering information" about allegations involving him. Team action followed the police statement and public attention that arose when the accusations were first posted on social media Thursday night by journalist Justin Spiro. Lewis’s attorney, Fabiola A. Galguera, said the facts of the case are not being presented to the public now and that Lewis "intends to fiercely fight these false allegations. "
Alleged Victim’s Account and Karen Truszkowski
The woman involved met Lewis through a dating app and communicated primarily through text messages and social media, her attorney, Karen Truszkowski, said. Truszkowski described a first in-person meeting in December 2024 at a hotel in Ann Arbor, where the woman was staying for a work function. The woman had decided to end the relationship and arranged the meeting so Lewis could return gifts she had given him; Truszkowski said the alleged assault happened that night. "He raped her, assaulted her, beat her up, " Truszkowski said.
Sherrone Moore and Michigan Response
Truszkowski said the woman reported the assault to Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore the following day and that she communicated with Moore through text messages and social media but did not have a physical relationship with him. Truszkowski alleges Moore told the woman there was nothing he could do, later attempted to pursue a physical relationship with her, and then "weaponize[d]" the allegation instead of reporting it. Moore’s attorney, Ellen Michaels, issued a denial: "Sherrone Moore did not fail to report misconduct, did not reward wrongdoing, and did not harass anyone. " Michigan’s assistant vice president of public affairs, Paul Corliss, said the allegations are "deeply concerning, " noted the university launched an investigation into the circumstances that led to Moore’s December 10, 2025 firing and a broader culture review of the Athletic Department, and urged anyone with relevant information to reach out to the law firm conducting the investigation at umconcerns@jenner. com. The work is continuing, the statement said, and more will be shared when that review is completed.
Washtenaw County Protective Order and Milford Police Response
A court clerk confirmed the woman initiated a personal protective order case against Lewis in Washtenaw County 22nd Circuit Court; no documents were publicly available and the order had not yet been granted. Police in Milford responded to a separate incident involving Lewis and the same woman in January 2025, records show. That earlier response and the pending protective-order filing are part of the wider factual record now under review by law enforcement.
What makes this notable is the overlap of criminal inquiry, civil protective measures and personnel consequences: an allegation that stems from an encounter on December 5, 2024 prompted a police investigation, a protective-order filing in Washtenaw County, a prior police response in January 2025, and the Falcons’ decision to terminate Lewis within hours of acknowledging the matter publicly. The sequence—allegations leading to investigative and legal steps and then to employment action—illustrates how rapidly allegations can generate multilayered institutional responses.
The case remains under active investigation by the Ann Arbor Police Department, the personal protective order process in Washtenaw County is unresolved, and Lewis has publicly stated he will fight the allegations through his attorney. Additional developments were described as ongoing by Michigan officials handling the university’s internal review.
