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Chilling online posts that led to arrest of Caitlin Clark stalker
He initially told police that he was in an 'imaginary relationship' with the women's basketball sensation before continuing to send her messages, leading to his eventual arrest.
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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, 22, 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.
Lewis's X account indicates that he began writing 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'.
A Texas man has been arrested for stalking Caitlin Clark after targeting the WNBA star online
One day later he seemed to imply that he was already facing a stalking charge by saying to Clark 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'.
'@CaitlinClark22 im gonna touch myself,' said a separate post on December 31. 'Not if but just when baby'.
On January 3, five days before police were initially alerted to his behavior on social media, Lewis also wrote to Clark: 'u think I could get your wifi password? Its got me locked out'.Â
He also added: 'may i come up and get some sugar? . . . . Sugar'.Â
The following day Lewis appeared to suggest that he had relocated from Texas to Indianapolis to be closer to Clark, who joined the Indiana Fever last year.
He posted: 'i had absolutely no plans of ever coming back here. . But i sent u a post saying i want to be with you everywhere. .and then my Father says what are you doing here then?
'[T]hen came the decision of all decisions. .i finally had to choose 1. . . Fla or indy. . omg not easy. .at all. . I had a ton invested. as i surveyed the landscape, my mind kept coming back to you. . There simply is nobody better for me. .its not even close'.
Clark received a series of disturbing posts on X from Michael Lewis, 55, over the past month
The basketball sensation is believed to have helped report Lewis to authorities herselfÂ
Clark, pictured with boyfriend Connor McCaffery, told police she changed her appearance due to fears for her safetyÂ
A few days later he then shared this chilling message: 'this is 911 what is your emergency? . . caitlin fell in the snow and we cant find her anywhere. Its like she disappeared. . . . Brass monkey, that funky monkey, brass monkey junkee, that funky monkey'.
Lewis's messages became more and more sexually threatening over the next week, with the last coming on January 12.
He said in one of the posts to Clark: 'i am ur slave. so work me out'.
Another asked the Fever player, 'u wanna make out wit me?' after a different post had read: 'urp*****needsarealgoodpounding'.
'@CaitlinClark22 ur not into sex are u?' said another, 'just video games and sports'.Â
Clark came forward and helped report Lewis to the authorities, with Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears praising her for 'setting an example for all women'. She is also said to have admitted to police that she changed her appearance in public amid fears for her safety.
'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.Â
'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.'
College basketball star Paige Bueckers (right) was also stalked and harassed last year by Robert Cole Parmalee, 40, (left) who pleaded guilty to a Stalking charge
Parmalee posted shots of an engagement ring he apparently intended to give Bueckers
Clark, who has been in a relationship with boyfriend Connor McCaffery for close to two years, is not the only high-profile women's basketball player to be targeted by a stalker in recent months, nevertheless. Â
A 40-year-old man who stalked and harassed Connecticut star Paige Bueckers pleaded guilty to a stalking charge last month after declaring on social media he intended to marry her.
Robert Cole Parmalee, who had an engagement ring and lingerie with him when he was first arrested in August, received a one-year suspended sentence and three years' probation, a court clerk said.
He had originally faced charges of stalking, breach of peace and harassment, but those were substituted for a single count of second-degree stalking.
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