An Oregon man pled guilty to stalking UConn women’s basketball star Paige Bueckers. Robert Cole Parmalee, 40, reached a plea deal and pled guilty to a count of second-degree stalking charge on Wednesday during an appearance in Rockville Superior Court in Connecticut. He received a one-year suspended sentence and three years’ probation under the deal. […]
An Oregon man pled guilty to stalking UConn women’s basketball star Paige Bueckers.
Robert Cole Parmalee, 40, reached a plea deal and pled guilty to a count of second-degree stalking charge on Wednesday during an appearance in Rockville Superior Court in Connecticut. He received a one-year suspended sentence and three years’ probation under the deal.
Parmalee is now barred from the state of Connecticut and all arenas, hotels and practice facilities where the UConn women’s basketball team is present. Parmalee has been banned from all WNBA arenas and practice facilities. Parmalee must also continue to abide by a protective order that has been in effect since mid-September and will be in place until 2064. Parmalee must now comply with treatment recommendations for his mental health.
According to his attorney, Parmalee is set to fly back to the state of Washington Wednesday night. Parmalee apologized during his hearing.
“My client had requested that [Parmalee] return home, get the evaluation and treatment that he needs, and that she be left alone,” said attorney Robert Britt, who represented Bueckers at Wednesday’s hearing. “We’re very happy with that.”
According to UConn Police, the university’s communications department learned of Parmalee targeting Bueckers through “rambling” emails in June. Police arrested Parmalee on Sept. 13 and charged him with breach of peace, electronic stalking and harassment. He had been held on $100,000 bond since his arrest.
