An Oregon man was arrested Sept. 13 and held on a $100,000 surety bond to face charges of stalking, harassment and breach of peace after sending emails to a University of Connecticut athlete.
Robert Cole Parmalee, aged 40, was set to appear in Rockville Superior Court last Monday, according to a written statement from university spokesperson Stephanie Reitz on behalf of the University of Connecticut Police Department.
“A UConn employee reported to UConn Police in June that members of their department had received multiple emails with references to a specific UConn student-athlete and players in some other schools’ athletics programs,” Reitz said.
While those emails did not meet criteria for actionable criminal conduct, UConn employees and dozens of people throughout the U.S. were sent emails in the following weeks that were sent to the police and reviewed for criminal conduct, according to Reitz…