Former University of Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore is free on bond after an arraignment that included a felony home-invasion charge and two misdemeanor counts, reporters say.
CBS correspondent Jericka Duncan said prosecutors disclosed troubling details during the arraignment. Moore appeared remotely from a county jail wearing a white jumpsuit, the report said, and the case was captioned as State of Michigan v. Sharon Banfield Moore.
According to prosecutors, Moore went to a woman’s home after he was fired and forced his way into her apartment. They allege he picked up several butter knives and kitchen scissors and made statements threatening self-harm while blaming the woman, reportedly saying things like “I’m going to make you watch,” “My blood is on your hands,” and “You ruined my life.” The prosecutor told the court the woman was terrorized.
The court was told the woman, whose name was not released, had worked alongside Moore and had been in an intimate relationship with him for several years. Prosecutors said she had ended the relationship.
Former Michigan player Robert Carian posted about the alleged situation about 10 days earlier, claiming the athletic department knew about the relationship and suggesting it had been covered up. When asked whether his post considered the impact on Moore’s family, Carian said the affair was “well known in Ann Arbor” and not secret.
The University of Michigan issued a statement saying, “There is absolutely no tolerance for this conduct at the University of Michigan. None.” Moore pleaded not guilty at the arraignment and is scheduled to return to court next month.
Jericka Duncan, CBS News, New York.