Clark told police she had been fearful since learning about the messages and even changed her public appearances because of them.
FILE - Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark drives as Seattle Storm guard Nika Muhl defends during the second half of a WNBA basketball game, Wednesday, May 22, 2024, in Seattle.
Lewis was arrested at a hotel roughly a mile away from where the Fever play. Police asked him about the messages on Jan. 8 and he denied the threatening posts at first but then later described them as part of "an imaginary relationship."
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