ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Sherrone Moore is scheduled for arraignment Thursday afternoon, less than 24 hours after he was fired as Michigan’s football coach for what the university said was an inappropriate relationship with a staff member and subsequently arrested a couple of miles south of Michigan Stadium.
Court records showed Moore remained in custody of the Washtenaw County Jail, which did not provide information about why he was detained or details on his bond.
Pittsfield Township police issued a statement that said officers were called to investigate an alleged assault Wednesday night and took a person into custody. The statement was in response to media inquiries about Moore, but didn’t mention anyone by name.
The person was jailed pending a review of charges by prosecutors.
“Given the nature of the allegations, the need to maintain the integrity of the investigation, and its current status at this time, we are prohibited from releasing additional details,” police said in the statement.
A message seeking comment was left by The Associated Press with Washtenaw County Prosecutor Eli Savit.
Michigan said it fired Moore, 39, for cause as the coach of college football’s winningest program after finding evidence of his relationship with the staffer, ending an up-and-down, two-year tenure that saw the Wolverines take a step back on the field after winning the national championship and getting punished by the NCAA for a sign-stealing scandal.
