US EditionTexas Man Pleads Guilty to Stalking Caitlin Clark, Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison
GRANT COUNTY, INDIANA, JUL 29 – Michael Lewis sent over 800 threatening and explicit social media messages to Caitlin Clark and was sentenced to the maximum 2.5 years in prison, officials said.
- On January 8 in Indianapolis, Michael Lewis, 55, confronted about threatening posts, shouted 'guilty as charged' after pleading not guilty in January.
- On Monday in Indianapolis, Michael Lewis, Texas resident, pleaded guilty to stalking and harassment of Caitlin Clark, with no mention of police confrontation date or threat period.
- Court documents reveal that Michael Lewis claimed to be in 'an imaginary relationship' with Caitlin Clark, while the FBI traced his messages to a downtown Indianapolis hotel and the Indianapolis Public Library.
- The judge imposed strict no-contact and venue bans, including forbidding Michael Lewis from any contact with Caitlin Clark, attending Fever and Pacers events, and using the internet during his sentence, while also ordering mental health treatment.
- After sentencing, Caitlin Clark has increased security, as fans worry Lewis’s psychological issues may pose a risk upon his release.
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Texas man accused of stalking and harassing Caitlin Clark pleads guilty
INDIANAPOLIS (NBC, KYMA/KECY) - A Texas man accused of stalking and harassing WNBA player Caitlin Clark pleaded guilty to charges in Indianapolis Monday. Michael Lewis was arrested on charges in January and went back and forth with the judge during Monday's hearing. Lewis was charged with stalking and harassment after sending Clark more than 800 messages, with some of those messages were sexually explicit messages on social media. Lewis will ser…
Miami, U.S.A., Jul 28 (EFE).- A 55-year-old man has been sentenced to more than 18 months in prison by a judge in the U.S. state of Indiana after pleading this Monday guilty of harassing and harassing the star of the WNBA Caitlin Clark. The defendant, identified as Michael Lewis, was arrested on January 12 at a Indianapolis hotel accused of sending through social media threats and sexually violent messages to the Indiana player Fever. Lewis plea…
A 55-year-old sent Caitlin Clark hundreds of threats and sexually clear messages. Now he has to go to prison. Previously, he said that he had an "imaginary relationship" with the WNBA star player.
A 55-year-old man has been sentenced to more than 18 months in prison by a judge in the U.S. state of Indiana after pleading guilty on Monday to harassing and harassing the star of the WNBA Caitlin Clark.The defendant, identified as Michael Lewis, was arrested on January 12 at a Indianapolis hotel accused of sending through social media threats and sexually violent messages to Indiana player Fever.Lewis pleaded guilty to the charges this Monday …
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