Man Charged with Stalking UConn Basketball Player Paige Bueckers

STORRS, Conn. — A man accused of stalking and harassing UConn basketball player Paige Bueckers was arrested Friday by campus police.

According to UConn Police, officials in the school’s communications department became aware of 40-year-old Robert Parmalee in June after receiving “rambling” emails that included comments about his desire to marry a member of the women’s basketball team, ESPN reports. Parmalee also posted dozens of statements on social media that showed infatuation with Bueckers and included 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,” read one of his TikTok posts.

Parmalee was first arrested by Connecticut State Police on Aug. 27 after an officer found him walking along a highway near Bradley International Airport. The trooper was notified by dispatch that Parmalee had an outstanding warrant in Oregon related to an incident where he was accused of setting a house on fire with roommates and pets inside. Police said Parmalee told the arresting officer that he was going to UConn to see Bueckers and that he had an engagement ring and lingerie in his possession.


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