Latroy Lewis Fired by Falcons as Investigation Deepens — Key Uncertainties and Risks for Institutions
Why this moment matters: The dismissal of Latroy Lewis and the active Ann Arbor Police Department investigation center on an alleged incident dated December 5, 2024 that occurred while he was on Michigan's staff. The situation is layered with separate claims about former Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore, pending court steps, and institutional reviews — all of which leave major factual gaps that will shape legal outcomes and university accountability.
What’s unclear and why those gaps matter
At the core is uncertainty about evidence, timing of reports, and who took what actions after the woman involved says she told Michigan leadership. The Ann Arbor Police Department’s Detective Bureau has an active, immediate investigation, but public facts are limited. A personal protective order was initiated in Washtenaw County 22nd Circuit Court, though documents are not publicly available and the order had not yet been granted. Police in Milford responded to a separate incident involving the same woman in January 2025; details of that response are unclear in the provided context.
Here’s the part that matters: those procedural blanks — what was reported when, what records exist, and what investigators have obtained — will determine whether employment actions and potential criminal steps are sustained or reversed.
Timeline and allegations tied to Latroy Lewis
Latroy Lewis coached at Michigan from 2022 through early 2025, serving first as a graduate assistant and later as assistant defensive line coach. The alleged sexual assault at the center of the police inquiry is said to have occurred on December 5, 2024. The woman involved had met Lewis through a dating app and primarily communicated with him by text messages and social media. Their first in-person meeting is described as taking place in December 2024 at a hotel in Ann Arbor, where the woman was staying for a work function; she had decided to end the relationship and was meeting Lewis to return gifts. The allegation is that the assault happened that night; the woman’s attorney has said, in stark terms, that he raped, assaulted, and beat her up.
Institutional and employment actions taken so far
The Atlanta Falcons dismissed Lewis from his role as assistant defensive line coach on a Friday shortly after announcing they were aware of allegations and were gathering information. The Ann Arbor Police Department confirmed it had been made aware of allegations and that the Detective Bureau launched an immediate investigation, which remains active and ongoing. An initial public statement did not name a suspect; a subsequent communication identified Lewis as the suspect in the investigation.
Separately, Michigan’s program history intersects here: former Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore was fired by the university on December 10, 2025. Moore was later accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a staff member and was arrested and charged with third-degree home invasion, stalking, and breaking and entering. The woman in the Lewis matter has said she reported the assault to Moore the day after the alleged incident; she did not have a physical relationship with Moore but had communicated with him text and social media.
Michigan’s assistant vice president of public affairs, Paul Corliss, characterized the allegations involving the two former coaches as deeply concerning and said the university launched an investigation of the circumstances and conduct that led to Moore’s firing alongside a broader culture review of the Athletic Department. The university is urging anyone with relevant information to reach out to the law firm conducting the review at umconcerns@jenner. com. The work is ongoing and more will be shared when completed.
Key procedural points, next signals, and a short Q&A
- Protective order: a personal protective order case was initiated by the woman in Washtenaw County 22nd Circuit Court; the order had not yet been granted and court documents were not publicly available.
- Separate police response: police in Milford responded to a related incident in January 2025; specifics are unclear in the provided context.
- Employment chronology: Lewis’s Michigan tenure ran 2022–early 2025; the Falcons fired him after the department confirmed an investigation into a 2024 allegation.
The real question now is which pieces of evidence and formal filings will become public and when — those releases will materially shift the legal and institutional landscape.
Q: What are the active legal steps?
A: The police investigation is active and a personal protective order case has been initiated; public court documents were not available and the protective order had not yet been granted.
Q: Has anyone denied the allegations?
A: Lewis’s attorney has said facts of the case are not being presented publicly and that Lewis intends to fight the allegations. Sherrone Moore’s attorney has denied claims that Moore failed to report misconduct, rewarded wrongdoing, or harassed anyone.
Q: What institutional actions are underway?
A: The Falcons terminated Lewis’s employment; the university has launched an investigation tied to Moore’s firing and a broader culture review, and is asking for relevant information to be sent to the law firm conducting the review.
It’s easy to overlook, but the sequence of internal reports and the availability of police or court records will be the clearest signals of where this moves next.
Writer’s aside: The overlapping personnel actions, criminal charges connected to a former head coach, and a separate protective-order filing create an unusually tangled set of paths for investigators and university officials to follow; clarity will depend on what is produced in court and police files.
