Sherrone Moore returns to court March 6 as defense seeks dismissal of stalking charge
Former University of Michigan football coach sherrone moore is slated to appear in Washtenaw County’s 14-A District Court on March 6 for an evidentiary hearing as his lawyer pushes to have criminal charges dismissed. The hearing centers on disputed facts in an arrest warrant and alleged conduct that prosecutors say occurred after Moore was fired.
Sherrone Moore: evidentiary hearing in 14-A District Court
The hearing before Judge Cedric Simpson was granted after Moore’s attorney, Ellen Michaels, argued that the arrest warrant left out or misstated key information, including the nature of Moore’s relationship with the woman involved. The evidentiary hearing was initially set for March 2 but was postponed to March 6. Michaels has asked the court to dismiss the charges, contending that phone calls and text messages Moore sent in December could have been work-related communications with his executive assistant.
Prosecutor Kati Rezmierski’s account of the Dec. 10 incident
Washtenaw County first assistant prosecutor Kati Rezmierski has focused the criminal case on allegations about what occurred on Dec. 10 after Moore’s termination. Prosecutors say Moore called the woman two times after that date, went to her apartment, forced his way inside, grabbed implements and threatened to kill himself while pointing the implements at her. The account states the woman felt “utterly terrorized, ” and that Moore left only after she had her lawyer on speakerphone. Prosecutors also note he called her again as shown on body-camera footage, then sent two additional texts that read “I hate you” and “My blood is on your hands. ”
Rezmierski has argued the conduct alleged for Dec. 10 supports probable cause for a stalking charge and that any prior employer–employee relationship no longer applied by that point. Defense counsel has countered that the warrant did not disclose the work relationship and that omission is material to the defense effort to dismiss charges.
Related allegations involving LaTroy Lewis and implications for the case
The court action comes amid separate allegations involving former Michigan assistant coach LaTroy Lewis, who was dismissed by the Atlanta Falcons in connection with a sexual assault investigation tied to his time as a graduate assistant under Moore. The woman’s attorney in that matter says she began communicating with Lewis on a dating app in July 2024, that his messages grew increasingly aggressive, and that she was allegedly raped and battered at an Ann Arbor hotel on Dec. 5, 2024.
The same attorney has said the woman told Moore, whom she knew personally, about the alleged assault and that Moore failed to report it and then “weaponized” the situation, including by sending sexual text messages. Moore’s attorney has denied those assertions. While prosecutors in the Dec. 10 matter emphasize the actions after Moore’s firing, the overlapping allegations have shaped courtroom argument and public attention.
Judge Simpson characterized the omission of the employment relationship in the warrant as “misleading” and “a glaring omission, ” an assessment that directly produced the evidentiary hearing now scheduled. The immediate effect is to require the court to sift contested factual accounts before deciding whether the criminal case can proceed.
What makes this notable is the combination of a narrow procedural dispute over the contents of an arrest warrant and more serious factual claims about behavior after termination; the judge’s decision on the evidentiary record will determine whether prosecutors can move forward on the stalking-related charge. The March 6 session will be the next formal step in that process, with both the defense and prosecution pressing for legal rulings that could shape whether the matter advances to trial.
