Bond For Man Accused Of Harassing UConn Athlete Stays At $100,000

VERNON, CT — The bond for a Washington State man accused of sending harassing emails to a University of Connecticut student-athlete and other university employees was kept at $100,000 in Rockville Superior Court Monday. He remained in custody and is scheduled to be back before a judge on Oct. 22, according to papers filed in court.

He is also accused of sending harassing emails and stalking others across the United States.

The initial bond for Robert Cole Parmalee, 40, of Ritzfield, WA, was set Friday at $100,000. He was arraigned Monday. Parmalee was arrested by UConn police Friday and charged with e-stalking, second-degree harassment and second-degree breach of peace, according to an arrest report.

A UConn spokeswoman said a school employee first reported receiving multiple emails from Parmalee in June. The emails referenced a specific UConn student-athlete and "dozens" of other players in some other college athletics programs, police said.

The Husky athlete has not been named by authorities.

UConn police said that, in June, the emails "did not meet the criteria for actionable criminal conduct," but added, "The relevant parties remained in contact to monitor any new developments."

UConn employees, along with the others nationwide, continued receiving emails from Parmalee that were turned over to police, authorities said. Authorities did not release details about the specific content of the emails.

According to police, on Aug. 27, Parmalee was taken into custody in Windsor Locks on an unrelated arrest warrant in Oregon.

Officials in Oregon then moved to drop charges against Parmalee and UConn police issued a new arrest warrant and Parmalee was again taken into custody Friday, according to UConn officials.