Caitlin Clark in uniform and her stalker in orange jumpsuitCaitlin Clark and her stalker (Photos via USA Today and Twitter)
The Texas man arrested for allegedly sending threats and sexually explicit messages to WNBA star Caitlin Clark made an appearance in court. He made it known about his status as a criminal.

Back in January, Marion County prosecutors charged 55-year-old Michael Thomas Lewis of Denton, Texas, with felony stalking.

Michael Thomas Lewis had multiple outbursts during his first appearance in court after he had been arrested.

Moments after Marion County Superior Court Judge Angela Davis called his case, Lewis, without prompting, shouted out that he was “guilty as charged.”


He later blurted out “Throw me the booky!” and “I’m free! I guess you got the wrong guy!”

 

Lewis confirmed that he cannot afford an attorney and that he is not working. The judge asked him if he resided in Texas, and he responded: “Sort of. I live in my vehicle.”

Lewis signed court orders agreeing to stay away from Gainbridge Fieldhouse, the home arena of the Indiana Fever, and to have no contact with Caitlin Clark.

Caitlin Clark’s Stalker Could Spend Years in Prison

Caitlin Clark yellingCaitlin Clark (Grace Smith/IndyStar-USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)
55-year-old Michael Thomas Lewis of Denton, Texas, is charged with one count of stalking, accused of engaging in a “course of conduct involving repeated or continuing harassment of Caitlin Clark that would cause a reasonable person to feel terrorized.”

From December to January, Lewis used x, formally Twitter, X to send a series of vulgar, sexually graphic messages to Clark.

According to the court affidavit, police found him through an IP address linking him to a hotel on West Market Street and the downtown branch of the Indianapolis Public Library.

This is clearly a dangerous man who should not be free.

If convicted, Lewis faces one to six years in prison for a Level 5 felony and a fine of up to $10,000.