Caitlin Clark’s Alleged Stalker Says He’s “Guilty As Charged,” Demands To Stay In Jail During Bizarre First Court Appearance

Sounds like this guy's got a few screws loose... Over the weekend, police in Indianapolis arrested a man from Texas accused of stalking and sending sexually explicit messages to WNBA star Caitlin Clark. According to court documents, 55-year old Michael Lewis of Denton, Texas had allegedly been sending the disturbing messages to the Indiana Fever star over Twitter/X, including messages that told her he was following her around: “Been driving around your house 3x a day. But don’t call the law just yet.” Lewis also reportedly told Clark that he was coming to her game, and that he had bought tickets directly behind the team’s bench. After Clark reported the messages to police, officers were able to track the man down at a hotel in Indianapolis, which is pretty scary knowing that he had actually traveled to her city. After being contacted by police, Lewis claimed that the messages were a “fantasy-type thing” and a joke, telling officers that he was in “an imaginary relationship” with Clark. But even after being told that he had been banned from Fever home games at Hinkle Fieldhouse and Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Lewis continued to message Clark, telling her that he had been banned from Gainbrige but that he would just go her away games if that was ok. (No dude, it’s not). Clark reported being fearful due to the messages, and told police that she had started changing her appearance in public and altering her patterns of movement out of fear for her safety. Lewis was arrested on Sunday at his hotel in Indianapolis and charged with felony stalking, which carries a maximum penalty of one to six years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000 if convicted. And today, he made his first court appearance - and it was a weird one. After being led into the courtroom in handcuffs, Lewis sat down and immediately claimed that he was "guilty as charged." The judge quickly cut him off and told him to exercise his right to remain silent. But as comedian Ron White says, although he had the right to remain silent, he didn't seem to have the ability...and his outbursts didn't always make a lot of sense: "Throw me the booky!" Lewis was read the charges and told that a no-contact order had been issued, and his bond was set at $50,000. But it doesn't sound like he's in any hurry to get out of jail anyway: "I don't want bond, bail, whatever. I'm here. I'm staying." He also confirmed that he lives in his car, and appears to suffer from mental illness after asking the judge for his medicine. If Lewis changes his mind and is able to bond out, he'll be required to wear a GPS monitor and remain in the state of Indiana unless he's given permission to leave. Clearly this is a guy who needs some help, and it's a good thing police were able to get him off the streets before he hurt Clark or someone else. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHg0x5zcZkc&list=RDNSeHg0x5zcZkc