What we know about ex-Michigan coach Sherrone Moore’s dismissal and the ‘terrifying’ incident that led to criminal charges
Then-head coach Sherrone Moore of the Michigan Wolverines looks on before taking the field against the Northwestern Wildcats at Wrigley Field on November 15. Michael Reaves/Getty Images
This week will go down as one of the most shocking in the history of the University of Michigan football program.
First, the university announced Wednesday afternoon that head football coach Sherrone Moore was being fired after a school investigation revealed an “inappropriate relationship.”
Then, just hours later, records showed Moore was booked in the Washtenaw County Jail.
On Friday, he was charged with a felony count of third-degree home invasion and two misdemeanors related to an alleged break-in at the home of the woman with whom the university said he was having an affair.
Interim University president Domenico Grasso offered strong words following Moore’s firing.
“When the findings of a University investigation into Coach Moore’s behavior were presented on Wednesday, we immediately terminated his employment,” Grasso said in a statement to students and faculty on Thursday.
“There is absolutely no tolerance for this conduct at the University of Michigan. None.”
Here’s what we know about the dismissal of Moore and his subsequent run-in with the law.
Who is Sherrone Moore?
Moore was, until Wednesday, the head football coach at the University of Michigan for the last two seasons.
Moore became the Wolverines’ head coach in 2024, taking over from Jim Harbaugh, after spending six years on the offensive staff. He was the first Black head coach in program history.
In 2023, Moore twice served as the acting head coach while Harbaugh served two separate suspensions – one for recruiting violations, the other for the Connor Stalions sign-stealing scandal. He would coach the final three games of that season, leading the Wolverines to wins against Penn State, Maryland and dramatically, against No. 2 Ohio State.
Harbaugh returned for the postseason and Moore resumed his offensive coordinating gig, helping Michigan to the national title.
After Harbaugh left to take the Los Angeles Chargers’ job, Moore was named head coach, a history-making moment. In 2024, the Wolverines again upset Ohio State to close the regular season and went on to beat Alabama in a bowl game.
Fired then jailed: What we know about former University of Michigan’s head football coach, Sherrone Moore.
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Why was he fired?
The university said in a statement Wednesday that a school investigation revealed “credible evidence” that Moore was “engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a staff member.”
The sudden announcement stated Moore, who is married and has three daughters, was terminated immediately and with cause.
“This conduct constitutes a clear violation of University policy, and U-M maintains zero tolerance for such behavior,” the statement read.
A Michigan football spokesman declined to comment to CNN Sports on the investigation Thursday, citing personnel matters.
The University of Michigan is using an outside law firm to investigate Moore’s alleged inappropriate relationship with a staff member and the university’s response, according to a source familiar with the matter.
The source told CNN that Jenner and Block — a law firm with offices in California, Chicago, London, Washington, DC, and New York — is handling the review of the case. The investigation was prompted by an anonymous tip in October, the source said.
When was he arrested?
News first broke of Moore encountering law enforcement on Wednesday evening, just a few hours after his dismissal was announced. ESPN reported that Saline, Michigan, police assisted investigators from Pittsfield Township – another municipality located outside of Ann Arbor, the home of U-M – by detaining Moore.
Police were mum about Moore’s interaction with law enforcement for hours until records from the Washtenaw County jail revealed Moore was in custody at the facility.
CNN has attempted to reach Moore’s agents for comment.
Moore is seen during warmups prior to Michigan’s game against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Stadium. Luke Hales/Getty Images North America/Getty Images
What is he accused of doing?
Moore was charged Friday with third-degree home invasion, which is a felony. He was also charged with one count of misdemeanor stalking and one count of misdemeanor breaking and entering/illegal entry without permission, according to the criminal complaint.
Magistrate Odetalla Odetalla entered a plea of not guilty on Moore’s behalf.
Prosecutor Kati Rezmierski said in court on Friday that, after being fired, Moore went to the home of the woman with whom he had been in a relationship. Moore and the woman had broken up on Monday, Rezmierski said, and she had gone to university officials to reveal the relationship.
“He then, at some point, soon thereafter came to her apartment in the address that is alleged in the complaint, barged his way into that apartment immediately, then proceeded to a kitchen drawer, grabbed several butter knives and a pair of kitchen scissors and began to threaten his own life,” she told Magistrate Odetalla Odetalla.
“‘I’m going to kill myself. I’m going to make you watch. My blood is on your hands. You ruined my life,’ and a series of very, very threatening, intimidating, terrifying – quite frankly – statements and behaviors.”
Rezmierski added, “She was terrorized.”
Rezmierski said Moore left the woman’s apartment after she told him she was calling her attorney.
“The totality of the behavior is highly threatening and highly intimidating,” the prosecutor said, adding, “We consider him a risk to public safety, a risk to this victim.”
Moore’s attorney, Joe Simon, said he is still learning about the facts of the case.
“I’ve not seen the police report, I’ve not seen discovery, it would be irresponsible for me to comment,” he said after the arraignment.
During the hearing, Simon said Moore was not a flight risk, does not own any weapons and is not a danger to the public or the woman involved in this case.
Simon said Moore was taken to a local hospital after his arrest for a mental health evaluation, but was not admitted and instead turned back over to law enforcement. He added that the county’s mental health department evaluated the former football coach on Thursday.
Former Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore appears on video at his arraignment on Friday. Washtenaw County District Court
What happens next?
Moore’s bond was set at $25,000 and he was given several conditions, including not leaving the state of Michigan, wearing a GPS tether, continuing mental health treatment and not contacting the woman involved in the case. He was released on bond Friday, according to his attorney, and his next court date is January 22.
“The name of the victim in this case will not be placed on the record. You may not have contact with that individual,” Odetalla said.
“That means no calling, no writing, no video chatting, no texting, no emailing or any other form of contact the human mind can possibly fathom. No one in the world thinks that this person is going to reach out to you. Should they do so – and again, no one thinks that they’re going to – you may not reply in any form or fashion. The named victim’s address will not be placed on the record, but you may not go to that location for any reason whatsoever.”
The Pittsfield Township Department of Public Safety continues to investigate the incident and more charges could be added, according to Burton-Harris.
The handling of Moore’s dismissal and the latest controversy involving a high-profile Michigan coach — the men’s basketball team and men’s hockey team have also seen controversial firings in recent years — has put the spotlight on athletic director Warde Manuel.
The same source, who is familiar with the university’s use of an outside law firm to investigate Moore and the school’s response, told CNN that the university’s board of regents held a call on Thursday to discuss Manuel’s future. He remains in his role despite reports he had been fired.
What does this mean for Michigan’s football team?
Biff Poggi was named the interim head coach, the school said on Wednesday.
Moore’s dismissal comes just as the college football coaching carousel finally stopped spinning.
Just three weeks into the season, Virginia Tech and UCLA dismissed their head coaches, beginning a wild ride that included the Lane Kiffin tap dance to LSU and Penn State’s chaotic attempt to replace James Franklin, who was fired on October 12 after the once-No. 2 Nittany Lions started their season with dismal losses to Oregon, UCLA and Northwestern.
Michigan is considered one of the best college football jobs in the country, so Manuel will have his pick of the litter but much of that litter, it’s worth noting, has already been picked.
Countless head coaches – from Indiana’s Curt Cignetti to BYU’s Kalani Sitake – have agreed to multi-year extensions after their names came up in other searches.
Deals certainly can be broken, but with the portal set to open on January 2, Manuel does not exactly have a ton of time.
There is also the possibility that, should Manuel land on a sitting head coach, the trickle-down effect makes this carousel spin like an unprecedented cyclone.
Moore led the Wolverines to a 9-3 record this season. The Wolverines are scheduled to face the University of Texas in the Citrus Bowl on New Year’s Eve.
What is the university saying?
Grasso called Moore’s conduct that led to his firing “a breach of trust” in a statement obtained by CNN on Thursday.
“This breach of trust by Coach Moore is painful for many in our community, first and foremost, the individuals directly involved in this situation,” Grasso said.
“Yet our swift and decisive action reflects the University’s staunch commitment to a campus culture of respect, integrity and accountability. All of the facts here must be known, so the University’s investigation will continue.”
Grasso said he and the Board of Regents are “united in committing to doing what is right.”
“I have tremendous faith in the University of Michigan and the principled work our faculty, staff and students carry out every day. Together, we will move forward with integrity and excellence, and reaffirm our dedication to serving the public good,” Grasso added.
For now, the Wolverines are “(f)ocused on the next game,” the team said Friday in a social media post featuring photos of the team, including one of Poggi addressing the players.
This story has been updated with additional developments.
CNN’s Rebekah Riess contributed to this report.
Toddler found in filth near woods; neighbors say it’s happened before
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COCOA, Fla. —
A woman has been arrested and charged with felony child neglect after Cocoa police said a child in her care was found wandering the streets in a soiled diaper.
Trimeka Dixon, 45, was taken into custody Tuesday.
Police responded to the neighborhood near London Boulevard and Robin Hood Drive after a witness called 911 to report a 3-year-old child walking alone in the roadway wearing only a diaper, according to an arrest affidavit. Another neighbor told police he had seen the same child walking in the road unsupervised on three previous occasions.
“But they only contacted us the week prior,” Cocoa police spokesperson Yvonne Martinez said. “We got DCF involved in it. It happened again, and we responded on Tuesday. That’s when they decided to arrest the guardian.”
Once officers contacted Dixon, they determined the child had been left unsupervised for more than an hour and a half. Dixon told police someone else was supposed to be watching the child.
“Nobody was there. Nobody was home,” Martinez said. “When we responded, the neighbors were out there with the child. Our officers went in and searched the home for a family member or someone who was watching the child, and there was nobody around.”
Martinez said the case appeared to show a pattern of neglect.
The child is now staying with other family members. Police are urging residents to report suspected neglect or abuse.
“You don’t know what could have happened to that child,” Martinez said. “That’s a very dangerous situation — happening once is bad enough, but for it to happen as many times as they say it did? That child is lucky not to have been seriously injured, kidnapped or worse.”
The Florida Department of Children and Families confirmed it has an open case and said a representative is working to provide a report.
We attempted to reach Dixon at her home for comment. A family member said she had nothing to say.
Protesters arrested, shocked with Tasers at U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s town hall
By:Ross Williams-April 15, 202510:23 pm
A man was arrested Tuesday after police said he tussled with law enforcement and obstructed justice at a town hall for Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder
Three people were arrested, two of them shocked with a Taser and about six people were escorted out of the building as Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene held a town hall in Acworth Tuesday.
“We aren’t going to be intimidated by funded Democrats that want to come in and scream and yell,” Greene said after the meeting at the Acworth Community Center in Cobb County. “A town hall is information for our constituents, and this is not a political rally, this is not a campaign rally, and town halls are extremely important. I’m glad they got thrown out, that’s exactly what I wanted to see happen.”
The first arrest came just after the town hall began when one man loudly booed Greene and was dragged into the hallway by police and shocked with a Taser at least twice. Shortly after he was taken away, police could be seen scuffling with another man in the crowd, eventually using the Taser on him as well.
A woman was arrested near the end of the event after she shouted profanities at Greene while she was on the stage.
According to police, the first man was charged with misdemeanor simple battery on a police officer and misdemeanor obstruction. The second man was charged with misdemeanor simple battery on a police officer and felony obstruction, and the woman was charged with violating a city ordinance on vulgar language, a misdemeanor.
Greene spent the roughly hour-long town hall praising President Donald Trump’s second term, crediting him with lowering border crossings, cutting government waste and seeking a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors.
A long-time Trump ally and conservative firebrand, Greene has gone from being banished from House committees a few years ago to now chairing the subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency (DOGE), which is part of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
A heated political climate
Greene was one of only a handful of Congressional Republicans who planned a town hall during the current two-week recess, which comes about a month after party leadership advised lawmakers to avoid in-person town halls, according to reports.
The north Georgia congresswoman held the town hall in the more left-leaning corner of her otherwise ruby red district. Greene told reporters after the town hall that she had been planning the event since January.
Other Republicans, including Georgia Congressman Rich McCormick, have seen fiery town hall meetings where they have been grilled by peeved voters on issues like Trump’s executive powers and Elon Musk’s DOGE and its cuts to federal programs.
Democrats said the angry interactions are a sign of dissatisfaction with Trump’s new administration. Republicans largely dismissed them as paid protesters or rabble rousers traveling in from out of the district and recommended elected officials host telephone town halls or engage with constituents in other ways meant to minimize public disruptions.
The crowd at Greene’s town hall was mostly friendly, but some constituents could be heard scoffing or otherwise expressing their unhappiness – several interrupted the event by shouting or, in one case, unfurling a sign reading “Jail 4 Inside Traders.”
Alleged insider trading
Greene went into the town hall embroiled in what opponents call an insider trading scandal.
A Congressional report shows Greene bought between $21,000 and $315,000 in stocks on April 8 and 9, the day before and the day that Trump announced a pause on his tariff plan. The tariffs had put the market into a tailspin and the announcement of the pause caused a surge, allowing anyone who bought low to make a tidy profit.
Democrats allege that Greene made the trades with foreknowledge of the pause in violation of insider trading laws. Greene rejects the charges as a partisan smear.
Greene told reporters she had no advanced knowledge of the tariff pause.
“I have a fiduciary agreement with my portfolio manager. I don’t place my buys myself,” she said. “That’s something that my portfolio manager does for me, and he did a great job. Guess what he did? He bought the dip. And that’s what anybody that has any financial sense does when they know the market’s going to be going down. That was obvious to everyone.”
An imperfect screen
Greene’s office made efforts to screen attendees for Tuesday’s meeting, requiring them to fill out a form in advance that included their home address and then show ID at the door to prove their identities. Greene’s staff screened attendees for residency in the district, but one of the men who was arrested carried an ID that placed him outside of it, according to police.
Reporters were told not to interview any attendees, and rather than taking questions from the audience, she answered questions that people had written and submitted when they signed up for the town hall.
Most of the questions were friendly, though a few more hostile queries made their way into the program, including “Why are you such a coward in the face of an obvious fascist takeover?”
Greene laughed off her detractors’ questions and characterized them as misinformed, earning applause from the crowd when she did so.
She told reporters she read pre-screened questions because of eye trouble.
“We always have people write down their questions. The problem is, it’s difficult to read everyone’s handwriting,” she said. “So normally, they write down a question and they put them in a fishbowl for me, and I usually have to put on my reading glasses and read them, but it was much easier to have them type out their questions on the form when they signed up for the town hall.”
Greene’s district is one of the most conservative in the state, stretching from the solidly red northwest corner of the state to include northwest Cobb County, which is part of metro Atlanta. Cobb was once a Republican stronghold but has become much friendlier to Democrats over the years as a younger and more diverse population moves in, particularly in the southern part of the county.
Over 100 protesters were gathered outside as Greene spoke – at times, their chants or the honks of passing cars could be heard during the town hall.
Among the crowd was Clarence Blalock, a Democrat who plans to run against Greene when she is up for reelection in 2026.
Blalock said Democrats in the district feel like Greene likes to make a big show but doesn’t listen to their needs.
“She screens her questions, she screens her people, everything is pre-screened, so this is not a real town hall,” he said. “If you can pick your questions beforehand, and your people, and you make sure they’re Republicans – and even to contact her, you’ve got to put in your ZIP+4, which is not necessary at all. She has no representation in the district.”