VERNON, Conn. — A 40-year-old man arrested for stalking UConn basketball star Paige Bueckers pleaded guilty Wednesday to a second-degree charge at Rockville Superior Court.
Robert Cole Parmalee of Grants Pass, Oregon, received a one-year suspended sentence and three years’ probation. According to the plea agreement, Parmalee must abide by the protective order that has been in effect since Sept. 16 and will remain in place until Jan. 4, 2064 and comply with treatment recommendations for his mental health.
He is barred from the state of Connecticut during his three-year probation.
In addition, Parmalee is barred from arenas, hotels and practice facilities where the UConn women’s basketball team is present. The State’s Attorney also added that the WNBA has barred him from all arenas and practice facilities.
Parmalee apologized in court to the state of Connecticut, its residents and to UConn. According to his attorney, Parmalee is booked on a Wednesday evening flight to Washington.
Bueckers and UConn coach Geno Auriemma declined to comment through a spokesperson.
“My client had requested that [Parmalee] return home, get the evaluation and…
