'Piggyback Bandit' Banned in Five States: Sherwin Shayegan Not Welcome at High School Sporting Events

HELENA, Mont. -- High School sports teams in several states have been keeping an eye out for a man known as the Piggyback Bandit.

Twenty-eight-year-old Sherwin Shayegan has been banned from high school sporting events in Washington, Oregon, Montana, North Dakota and Minnesota.

He has become known for ingratiating himself with high school teams – usually basketball – and then hoisting his 240 pounds onto the backs of the student athletes for piggyback rides.

He's left a trail of befuddled athletes in his wake.

In October, Shayegan was arrested in Helena, Mont., for jumping on two unsuspecting high school soccer players during a state tournament. Montana high school officials are worried his actions will hurt someone.

Police believe Shayegan may have gone back to western Washington, where he has 16 convictions dating back to 2004 that include criminal trespass, vehicle prowling and resisting arrest.

Comments

[sasweeney1]

04:38 PM on 02/20/2012

Funny and odd story but unfortunately, I think this guy is mental and it's probably only a matter of time before his sickness causes him to do something more serious.

[Justyn Feeney]

02:43 PM on 02/19/2012

Someone should make a horror movie about this guy. Watch your back, you never know where he will pop up.

[bob louis123]

05:18 PM on 02/18/2012

and thats why ladies and gentleman i dont let" fat "dudes get behind me :)

[cgalaxia7]

01:25 AM on 02/19/2012

Are you sure your not the one in front covering up the people behind you--big or small. O.o

[bob louis123]

05:16 PM on 02/18/2012

get the net .pfttttttttttttttttt

[jacmed]

01:30 PM on 02/18/2012

At 240 lb. this guy could easily have seriously injured his victims and I'm surprised that he didn't. He shouldn't be banned, however - he should be in custody for assault and getting the help he needs for his obvious mental illness.

[uscongressed]

07:00 PM on 02/17/2012

Criminal piggyback rides---now I have heard it all. I can die in peace.

[cgalaxia7]

01:26 AM on 02/19/2012

Sad...it gotten to this point where we got some creep got to be known as the "piggyback bandit."

[siegfried728711]

06:17 PM on 02/17/2012

get that monkey off my back....

[ebroadcast]

05:59 PM on 02/17/2012

So we can suspect to see a story down the road where this freak does something really bad. He obviously has mental issues.

[runswthscisors40]

04:23 PM on 02/17/2012

Look at his pic that was in the local paper...........can you say psycho?............

http://www.sctimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2012102100047

[TrustKN01]

11:47 AM on 02/21/2012

...Wow. That's the stuff of nightmares. lol

[siegfried728711]

06:37 PM on 02/21/2012

runswth, psycho.....

[mikesdpet]

03:59 PM on 02/17/2012

I can't wait for the movie! I wonder who should star in it...

[dmoongo]

02:51 PM on 02/17/2012

He should come to Texas and do this. His body would never be found.

[siegfried728711]

06:18 PM on 02/17/2012

dmoongo, in tacos they would...

[dmoongo]

09:18 AM on 02/18/2012

Only at the finest eateries. :-)

[laparkuh411]

01:04 PM on 02/17/2012

Just threaten to charge him with sexual assault on a minor and see if he still wants to piggyback anyone...

[Kenn Melton]

09:49 AM on 02/17/2012

The teams need to look out for him. We will read in the short future, that someone(s) has kicked the living @#$% out of this guy!

[searay41]

08:48 AM on 02/17/2012

Trespassing (26) times. Why is the idiot still out on the streets?????

[fivehole84]

08:10 AM on 02/17/2012

This move is now referred to as "The Sandusky".

[uCrazy99]

11:33 AM on 02/17/2012

LOL... Yo how is he getting a uniform?

[Rob LoRusso]

01:19 PM on 02/17/2012

LOL, that was good one!