Prosecutors said Michael Lewis sent the Indiana Fever guard more than 800 threatening social media messages<\/p>\n
\n\tA 55-year-old man from Texas\u00a0was sentenced to two and a half years of prison on Monday after pleading guilty to stalking and harassing Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n\tMichael Lewis was banned from Gainbridge Fieldhouse, where the team plays home games, as well as Gainbridge Fieldhouse, according to The Athletic<\/a>. Lewis was also ordered to stay away from all future Fever and Indiana Pacers events, and to have no contact with Clark, 23.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cThis resolution ensures that the defendant is held accountable for his threatening actions, the fear he instilled, and the disruption he caused,\u201d Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears said in a statement. \u201cHe will now spend the next two and a half years in the Department of Corrections, and the victim will be able to have peace of mind while focusing on what matters to her.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tA representative for Lewis did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n \n\tProsecutors alleged that Lewis sent Clark more than 800 threatening and sexually explicit messages on social media between Dec. 12, 2024, and Jan. 11, 2025. Per The Athletic, recordings show that Lewis drove from Texas to Indianapolis and past Gainbridge Fieldhouse multiple times, and that police said that Lewis bought tickets to a Butler University women\u2019s basketball game that he knew Clark would be at.<\/p>\n