A 55-year-old man from Texas has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to defending Indiana fever guard Caitlin Clark.
Michael Lewis of Denton admitted to accepting one felony and one misdemeanor count of harassment as part of a plea agreement with Marion County prosecutors, under Indianapolis' WTHR Channel 13.
He has been held at the Marion County Adult Detention Center since his arrest in January and will receive credit for the service.
“The resolution ensures that the defendant is responsible for his threatening actions, the fear indoctrinated, and the damage he has caused,” Marion County Attorney Ryan Mears said. “Now, he will spend the next two and a half years in the correction department, and the victim will be able to rest assured while focusing on what is important to her.”
Court documents show that Lewis sent hundreds of disturbing news to Clark on X between December 12, 2024 and January 11, 2025. A message reads: “Driving 3 times a day around your home. However, please do not allow the public to ride in Gainbridge.
Caitlin Clark's stalker walked into court, his first sentence
“Crime guilty” 💀
Finally found his X account with some creepy posts about Caitlyn Clark pic.twitter.com/qjz1zkardm
– fearbuck (@fearedbuck) January 15, 2025
“I got the tickets. I sat behind the bench,” Lewis wrote in another post.
In a particularly strange message, he said: “They said I was sending threatening text. But the only thing I was thinking about was…caitliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnn.”
The FBI traces Lewis's activities to hotels and public libraries in downtown Indianapolis. When contacted by police, he told police he was in a “fictional relationship” with the 23-year-old WNBA star and went on vacation in Indianapolis.
Despite the initial welfare checks, Lewis continued to harass Clark.
Now he is banned from participating in fever or walker activities, visiting Gainbridge Fieldhouse or Hinkle Fieldhouse, contacting Clark in any way, or accessing the internet in his sentences.
During Monday's sentencing, the judge also advised Lewis to receive mental health treatment. The judge told him: “There is nothing you can do before you get help.”
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