The man accused of stalking Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham was denied a bail reduction at a Marion County Superior Court hearing Oct. 23.
Kevin Singh, 49, faces stalking, harassment and intimidation charges in Marion County. At the reduction hearing, Singh's attorney told the judge Singh was assaulted in the Marion County Jail and should be moved for his safety, which his attorney argued could be accomplished if he can post bail.
According to court records, Singh sent sexually explicit messages to Cunningham and made threats against John Ball, vice president of security for Pacers Sports and Entertainment. Singh has been held in Marion County Jail since his arrest on June 23, 2026, with a bail set at $40,000. Singh's lawyers requested a judge release him to home detention.
Before his case regarding Cunningham, Singh faced criminal charges in Hendricks County in an unrelated case. Singh was charged in December 2023 with two counts of invasion of privacy after violating a protective order levied against him. A jury found him not guilty. When he faced 12 criminal charges in March 2024, he accepted a plea deal that put him on probation.
According to court records, Singh was accused of violating that probation following his June 23 arrest for the charges related to Cunningham. As such, he has a warrant for his arrest in Hendricks County: If he were to post bail and be released from the Marion County Jail, he would be place in Hendricks County's custody and transferred to the Hendricks County Jail.
Singh's lawyer John Tompkins told the court that Singh had been assaulted in the jail following his initial July bail hearing that set the bail at $40,000, prompting the new request. The state countered that there were no records of Singh reporting assault, visiting the jail's infirmary or being admitted to the Sidney and Lois Eskanazi Hospital, prompting the judge to deny the bail reduction request.
Singh's case is the second time a person has been charged with stalking allegations involving an Indiana Fever player. In July 2025, a Texas man, Michael Lewis, was sentenced to nearly 2.5 years in prison after pleading guilty to stalking and harassing Caitlin Clark.
A jury trial for Singh's case is scheduled for early 2027.
Singh showed pattern of 'increasingly troublesome' communications Pacers security says
According to court records, Singh repeatedly posted about and messaged Cunningham on X and Instagram. Some posts included his location and his phone number.
In September 2025, the left a package at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, telling security it was from his daughter. It contained a Guns N. Roses T-shirt and letter asking her to "hit me up." Pacers security staff investigated Singh and found social media posts directed at Cunningham.
Cunningham told police she became aware of the posts in February 2026, a detective wrote in a probable cause affidavit. In April, Ball sent Singh a cease-and-desist letter over a "pattern of increasingly troublesome, inappropriate and unwanted communication."
"This behavior coupled with your criminal history of felony stalking causes us to identify your behavior as threatening and unwanted," Ball wrote.
Singh has been found guilty of invasion of privacy, intimidation and stalking and a judge determined he was a habitual offender in Indiana. In July 2025, 12 criminal charges again Singh – including stalking, bribery, obstruction of justice and harassment – were dismissed. Singh pleaded guilty to invasion of privacy and was sentenced to home detention. He was on probation when he first began posting about Cunningham.
Singh was banned from attending Pacer and Fever games. He attempted to sue Pacers Sports and Entertainment over the ban and trespass order, but a judge dismissed the lawsuit Sept. 11.
Court records show after receiving the letter from Ball, Singh continued to post about Cunningham and made explicit references. Singh also repeatedly posted about Ball and his family.
The day before Singh's arrest, court records show Cunningham told police she did not know Singh, that she has never responded to the messages and that she wished he would stop.
"Sophie Cunningham said she has been staying in her home more, and she’s been having nightmares," a detective wrote in court documents. "Sophie Cunningham also said she feels like she is always watching her back, doesn’t feel safe and is fearful of Kevin Singh."
Contact IndyStar breaking news reporter Aubrey Wright at amwright@indystar.com.
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