The university fired the 39-year-old Wednesday, saying he had an inappropriate relationship with a staff member. He was subsequently arrested and spent two nights in jail.
First Assistant Prosecutor Kati Rezmierski said Moore was fired after the woman told university officials this week that he had repeatedly called and texted her.
Rezmierski said Moore went to the woman’s apartment after he was fired and “terrorized” her.
Moore “grabbed several butter knives and kitchen scissors and began to threaten his own life,” she said.
The prosecutor quoted Moore as telling the woman, “I’m going to kill myself. I’m going to make you watch. My blood is on your hands.”
Moore appeared virtually on a television monitor at the arraignment on Friday. He was sitting in a compact, bare room wearing a white jumpsuit with his hands cuffed in front of him.
Defense attorney Joe Simon said Friday, “There’s no evidence to suggest he’s a threat.”
Michigan has not disclosed details of the alleged relationship but said an investigation found credible evidence against Moore, who is married with three young daughters. Athletic director Warde Manuel said the behavior was "a clear violation of university policy.”
Washtenaw County Magistrate Judge Odetalla Odetalla granted Moore a $25,000 bond. While out on bond, Moore will be required to complete mental health treatment, wear a GPS tracking device, stay in Michigan and abstain from alcohol and illegal drugs. Odetalla also issued a stark warning to Moore not to make “any form of contact that the human mind can possibly fathom” with the alleged victim, who will not be named in any of the court filings throughout the trial.
Moore signed a five-year contract with a base annual salary of $5.5 million last year. According to the terms of his deal, the university will not have to buy out the remaining years of his contract because he was fired for cause.
