VERNON, Conn. — A 40-year-old man arrested for stalking UConn basketball star Paige Bueckers pleaded responsible Wednesday to a second-degree cost at Rockville Superior Courtroom.
Robert Cole Parmalee of Grants Cross, Oregon, acquired a one-year suspended sentence and three years’ probation. In accordance with the plea settlement, Parmalee should abide by the protecting order that has been in impact since Sept. 16 and can stay in place till Jan. 4, 2064 and adjust to remedy suggestions for his psychological well being.
He’s barred from the state of Connecticut throughout his three-year probation.
As well as, Parmalee is barred from arenas, accommodations and apply amenities the place the UConn ladies’s basketball crew is current. The State’s Legal professional additionally added that the WNBA has barred him from all arenas and apply amenities.
Parmalee apologized in court docket to the state of Connecticut, its residents and to UConn. In accordance with his legal professional, Parmalee is booked on a Wednesday night flight to Washington.
Bueckers and UConn coach Geno Auriemma declined to remark by a spokesperson.
“My consumer had requested that [Parmalee] return house, get the analysis and remedy that he wants, and that she be left alone,” stated legal professional Robert Britt, who represented Bueckers at Wednesday’s listening to. “We’re very proud of that.”
Parmalee was arrested by Connecticut State Police on Aug. 27 whereas he was strolling alongside a freeway close to Bradley Worldwide Airport in Windsor Locks. In accordance with UConn Police, Parmalee informed state police that he was going to see Bueckers. Previous to his arrest, Parmalee posted on social media that he was touring to Connecticut to suggest to Bueckers and to get her expelled from UConn.
He had been held on $100,000 bond since his arrest.
UConn Police rearrested Parmalee on Sept. 13 and charged him with breach of peace, digital stalking and harassment. Parmalee can be known as “Parmelee” on varied social media accounts.
In accordance with UConn Police, officers in UConn’s communications division acquired messages from Parmalee in June that police described as “rambling.” His social media exercise contained dozens of references to Bueckers, together with a put up with a faux marriage ceremony invitation and a number of photographs of Parmalee with what seems to be an engagement ring.
In accordance with an affidavit on the applying for an arrest warrant, Parmalee started sending movies through social media to Bueckers, recognized in court docket paperwork as Sufferer 1, in February. In accordance with the affidavit, Bueckers by no means responded, however started worrying for the security of her family and friends in September, main her to offer a press release to UConn Police.