A 40-year-old man has been arrested for stalking University of Connecticut basketball player Paige Bueckers.
Robert Cole Parmalee is charged with breach of peace, electronic stalking, and harassment. The stalking charge is a felony charge.
Connecticut State Police stopped him while he was walking near Bradley International Airport.
According to a UConn police report, “During this interaction, Parmelee declared that he had fathered >17K children and was going to see Paige (UCONN WBB Player Paige Bueckers).”
He also stated on social media that he intended to marry her and had an engagement ring and lingerie in his possession.
The 40-year-old posted statements on TikTok and sent emails to University of Connecticut officials expressing an infatuation with Bueckers and including threats.
“And if I cannot live with a woman of my choosing, [Bueckers], then I will choose to die, and I will choose to take all of you that [op]pose me, oppose us, to hell, and return, king…” one TikTok post said.
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According to UConn Police, via ESPN, university officials became aware of Parmalee in June after receiving “rambling emails.”
“Police said Parmalee’s emails claimed he was a member of the royal family and wanted to marry a member of the women’s basketball team. His social media posts contained dozens of references to Bueckers, including a post of a fake wedding invitation and multiple photos of Parmalee with what appears to be a diamond engagement ring.”
ESPN stated Parmalee allegedly began sending videos of himself directly to Bueckers via Instagram in February.
Man Accused of Stalking Paige Bueckers Faces A Judge
Robert Cole Parmalee was held on a $100,000 bond after appearing in Connecticut Superior Court in Rockville on Monday to face charges that he stalked and harassed UConn women’s basketball standout Paige Bueckers.
Parmalee, who has been charged with breach of peace, electronic stalking, and harassment, faced a judge this week after he was arrested.
Parmalee is also accused of sending numerous emails about women’s basketball player Paige Bueckers to university officials.
In court, the judge made it clear that if he makes his $100,000 bond, he is not allowed to go to the Town of Mansfield or have any contact with Bueckers.
Judging by his past behavior, Bueckers and everybody who cares for her hope he is never released.
