Overview
- Washtenaw County Judge J. Cedric Simpson approved an evidentiary Franks hearing and said a detective’s failure to note an employer‑employee relationship was a “glaring” omission that may have affected due process.
- Moore remains charged with third-degree home invasion, stalking, and breaking and entering after a Dec. 10 arrest hours following his firing for an alleged inappropriate relationship with a staffer.
- Prosecutors say Moore entered the woman’s apartment, grabbed butter knives and kitchen scissors, and threatened self-harm, citing messages such as “My blood is on your hands.”
- Defense attorney Ellen Michaels argues the affidavit relied on incomplete or misleading statements, contends many calls and texts were work-related with his executive assistant, and seeks to quash the warrant and dismiss the complaint.
- Prosecutors plan to call the detective, the staffer, her lawyer, and officers at the hearing, maintain probable cause exists, and note Moore is free on $25,000 bond with GPS monitoring, mandated treatment, and a no-contact order as the university’s separate review continues.