Posted on 07/29/2025 2:26:30 PM PDT by DFG
A Denton, Texas man pleaded guilty Thursday to stalking basketball star Caitlin Clark, receiving a two-and-a-half-year prison sentence.
Michael Lewis Pleads Guilty
Michael Lewis, 55, admitted in Marion County, Indiana court to sending numerous threats and sexually explicit messages to Clark via social media between Dec. 12, 2024, and Jan. 11, 2025.
Lewis pleaded guilty to stalking, a Level 6 felony, and harassment, a Class B misdemeanor. The two-and-a-half-year sentence is the maximum penalty for a Level 6 felony in Indiana.
The plea agreement includes a no-contact order for Clark and court-ordered protections for various locations in Indianapolis. Lewis is also barred from receiving alternative misdemeanor sentencing.
Stalking Caitlin Clark
During the investigation, authorities discovered Lewis' recent messages originated from IP addresses in Indianapolis. He was found to be staying at a hotel in the 100 block of Market Street.
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) officers confronted Lewis on Jan. 8 regarding the messages, at which point he reportedly acknowledged it was "an imaginary relationship."
Despite this encounter with law enforcement, the messages continued, and Lewis was arrested and charged on Jan. 12 in Indianapolis.
What they're saying: "This resolution ensures that the defendant is held accountable for his threatening actions, the fear he instilled, and the disruption he caused," Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears said in a statement. "He will now spend the next two and a half years in the Department of Correction and the victim will be able to have peace of mind while focusing on what matters to her."
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Nothing against Caitlin, but if I were to stalk, I’d pick someone different.
>> but if I were to stalk, I’d pick someone different
LOL, beat me to it!
People are going to make insulting jokes instead of being shocked at the brazen audacity of a man sending threats and trash through social media to a young woman half his age that he doesn’t even know.
How would you feel if it was your daughter?
Sophie Cunningham
me three
Thats why I am stalking Pamela Anderson
Good God, man, how empty and desperate must your life be. She’s young enough to be your granddaughter! She’s no
Miss America, not that it really matters, but that only adds to the strangeness of his acts.
Good thing he didn’t make fun of a WNBA player’s wig falling off; he might have gotten the electric chair.
LOL, did that really happen or are you making a joke?
We all would.
Yes, it did happen. WNBA Player Kahleah Copper wig falls off during game. Crowd laughs as she runs off the court! At least one fan EJECTED for guilty giggling!
I think it is wrong!
For you to use “stalk” and “Caitlin Clark” in the same sentence...
Ok-then use Whoopie Goldberg, Ted Danson and going down in the same sentence.
If they are really serious about protecting her, start arresting the lesbians who happen to be attacking her while appearing to play basketball.
My girlfriend says I’m a stalker.
Well, she’s not my girlfriend, yet.....
Hey it’s not right making me
snicker on a thread like this 🤣
+1
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