Wife of Sherrone Moore Called 911 to Report Fired Coach was Suicidal After He Fled Staffer's Home with Knives By Chris Spargo

Local law enforcement agencies were more concerned about the threat Sherrone Moore posed to himself rather than others as they tried to track him down on the afternoon of Dec. 10.

That is because at least two individuals called 911 to report that that the newly terminated University of Michigan football coach was “suicidal.”

The first call came at approximately 4:15 p.m. on Dec. 10 and was placed by a lawyer for the Michigan staffer he had been romantically involved with — after he allegedly forced his way into her home and fled with multiple knives from her kitchen.

The lawyer said that the staffer had called to tell her “there’s a male at the location” whom she identified as Moore, and then alleged that he was “attacking” her client and “had been stalking her for months,” said a dispatcher on one of the Washtenaw County channels in audio obtained by PEOPLE.

Then, just a few minutes later at approximately 4:23 p.m., the dispatcher said they had “just got a call from [Moore’s] wife,” Kelli, reporting that her husband “is suicidal over losing his job today.”

It is unclear if she just happened to call a few minutes after her husband’s confrontation with his staffer was reported to 911, or if she called after learning about the incident.

By 4:34 p.m. an interview had been conducted with the staffer by a member of law enforcement, who said on a different dispatch channel that Moore “did put a knife to his throat and run out.”

Moore was not answering his phone, and soon members of law enforcement traveled to the University of Michigan athletic facility and Moore’s $1.33 million home in Ann Arbor.

Shortly after 5 p.m., Moore was tracked down at a church parking lot and taken into custody. At 8:30 p.m. he was booked into the Washtenaw Corrections Division.

Moore spent 36 hours at the facility before being released following his first court appearance.

During that Dec. 12 court appearance, Moore was arraigned on one felony and two misdemeanor counts. The felony home invasion charge carries a sentence of up to five years in prison if he is convicted at trial.

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Moore posted bail after that appearance and must now wear a GPS device and receive mental health treatment as ordered by the judge.

He is also prohibited from having any contact with the staffer, whose lawyer allegedly told members of law enforcement that “Moore had a long history of domestic violence against [her client], and that he was very dangerous,” according to testimony from a detective with the Pittsfield Township Police Department.

Moore is due back in court on Jan. 22, 2026, for a probable cause hearing.

The University of Michigan Wolverines had completed their regular season at the time of Moore’s firing, and his assistant Biff Poggi will serve as the interim head coach when they compete in the Citrus Bowl on New Year’s Eve.

Poggi previously served as interim head coach twice in September after the NCAA suspended Moore following an investigation into reports of sign stealing by the Michigan football staff.

Moore will not be paid the $12.3 million remaining on his Michigan contract over the next three years.

Moore, who has three young daughters with his wife Kelli, has yet to comment on his firing or the charges but did allegedly tell a member of law enforcement that he and the staffer had been in an intimate relationship for two years.