A man from Texas been arrested for stalking Caitlin Clark after relocating to Indianapolis and bombarding the WNBA star with sexually explicit messages.
Michael Lewis, 55, was charged with Stalking – a Level 5 Felony – after targeting Clark with a series of disturbing posts on X over the past month.
According to Fox59 News anchor Angela Ganote, Indianapolis officers first talked with Lewis on January 8 after discovering that the messages were coming from IP addresses in the city while he was staying at a hotel on N. Market Street.
He is said to have told cops that he was in an ‘imaginary relationship’ with the women’s basketball sensation before continuing to send her sexually threatening messages, leading to his eventual arrest over the weekend.
Clark is believed to have come forward and helped report Lewis to the authorities herself, after Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears praised her for ‘setting an example for all women’.
‘No matter how prominent a figure you are, this case shows that online harassment can quickly escalate to actual threats of physical violence,’ Mears said. ‘It takes a lot of courage for women to come forward in these cases, which is why many don’t.
A Texas man has been arrested for stalking Caitlin Clark after targeting the WNBA star online
‘In doing so, the victim is setting an example for all women who deserve to live and work in Indy without the threat of sexual violence.’
Lewis’s X account indicates that he began sending messages to Clark on December 16, with his initial posts appearing a lot more innocent despite making little sense.
He then posted on December 27: ‘this fantasy caitlin relationship is changing me for the better. . And about an hour ago i felt strong caitlin feelings. .like sensual. .wow’.
One day later he seemed to imply that he was already facing a stalking charge by writing to her in another bizarre message: ‘i already have one foot on a banana peel and the other on a stalking charge. . So i wont be able to wear ur hoodie. .wont look good in court’.
More to follow.
