A Michigan judge expressed deep concerns Tuesday about a police detective’s omission of key details in a warrant affidavit for stalking and home invasion charges against former University of Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore, signaling he may dismiss the case over potential due process violations.
Washtenaw County District Judge J. Cedric Simpson said during a hearing that Detective Jessica Welker’s affidavit failed to mention Moore’s professional relationship with the alleged victim, Paige Shiver, his former executive assistant. That context could have explained Moore’s unanswered calls and texts as work-related rather than harassing, Simpson noted.
“I’m very worried about the omission,” Simpson told prosecutors. “It seems to me if I’m the magistrate, that I’m getting half the story.” He described the affidavit as “at worst … false and an outright lie or, at best, it is misleading,” and suggested the exclusion was intentional.
Moore’s attorney, Ellen Michaels, argued the warrant was tainted because Welker relied on uncorroborated claims from Shiver’s personal lawyer alleging a history of domestic violence, while omitting that Shiver herself described the communications as possibly professional. Michaels accused the lawyer of pushing a skewed narrative to “villainize Mr. Moore” and boost chances of a civil settlement against the university.
Simpson granted an evidentiary hearing for March 2 to examine Welker’s actions, warning that the case could jeopardize Moore’s due process rights and the prosecution’s validity. “I find it a problem when the court isn’t given all the information,” he said.
The charges stem from a Dec. 10, 2025, incident at Shiver’s apartment, where Moore allegedly entered uninvited, threatened her with butter knives and then himself amid suicidal statements after his firing over their affair. Moore, 39, was arrested two days later and faces up to five years in prison if convicted on the felony home invasion count.
Moore maintains his innocence. “Judge Simpson got it right in this motion and due process matters,” Michaels said after the hearing. “The truth will come out.”
Prosecutors declined immediate comment. The case highlights tensions in high-profile domestic disputes, especially involving university figures.
Moore was fired Dec. 10 after an investigation confirmed he lied about his relationship with Shiver during a probe.
Flip the pages for photos of Shiver who doesn’t seem as much as a victim as she has been made out to be.
