Man charged with stalking, harassing UConn's Paige Bueckers - ESPN

VERNON, Conn. — An Oregon man was held on $100,000 bond after appearing in Connecticut Superior Court in Rockville on Monday facing charges that he stalked and harassed UConn women's basketball standout Paige Bueckers. He was arrested by UConn Police on Friday.

Robert Cole Parmalee, 40, of Grants Pass, Oregon, is charged with breach of peace, electronic stalking and harassment. Parmalee is also referred to as Parmelee in various documents and social media accounts.

According to UConn Police, officials in UConn's communications department became aware of Parmalee in June after they received emails that were described by campus police as «rambling.» 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.

Parmalee also made social media posts that a UConn Police officer depicted as threatening to Bueckers' friends and family. One post on his TikTok account read: «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...»

Parmalee previously was arrested on Aug. 27 by Connecticut State Police after an officer observed him walking along a limited-access highway near Bradley International Airport outside Hartford. According to UConn Police, Parmalee told state police when picked up on the highway that he was going to see Bueckers.

The arresting officer was notified by dispatch of an outstanding warrant for Parmalee's arrest in