Oregon man pleads guilty to stalking Paige Bueckers after being caught with lingerie, ring for her

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A man has pleaded guilty to stalking women's college basketball star Paige Bueckers.

Robert Cole Parmalee, 40, said on social media he intended to marry the UConn phenom.

When he was first arrested back in August, he had an engagement ring and lingerie while walking along a highway near Bradley International Airport near Hartford, Connecticut. 

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Paige Bueckers, #5 of the UConn Huskies, looks on during the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament Final Four semifinal game against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on April 5, 2024 in Cleveland. (Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

He told a state trooper that he had just flown in from the Pacific Northwest and was on his way to see Bueckers at UConn, the police reports said.

The trooper took Parmalee into custody when he learned there was an arrest warrant against him out of Josephine County, Oregon, accusing Parmalee of setting a home on fire with roommates and pets inside, police said.

Parmalee had posted photos, videos and comments about Bueckers on TikTok and other social media platforms and had emailed UConn officials since June with rambling comments including his desire to marry Bueckers, police said. The postings and emails initially did not warrant criminal charges, but his comments became alarming over time, police reports said.

UConn guard Paige Bueckers, #5, shoots as Syracuse guard Georgia Woolley, left, defends in the second half of a second-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament on Monday, March 25, 2024 in Storrs, Connecticut. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

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