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The Piggyback Bandit is the nickname for Sherwin Shayegan (born 31 March 1981), who is known for soliciting piggyback rides from high-school athletes in the Northwestern United States. Shayegan has been banned from high-school sporting events in five states (Washington, Oregon, Montana, North Dakota, and Minnesota). When he began jumping on players' backs, he was eventually considered a possible threat by Washington high school sports officials.
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On December 10, 2014, Shayegan was charged with assault and battery after he unlawfully touched at least one player on December 7 at a high school hockey game at the Ashburn, Virginia Ice House. He was taken into custody at a home in Gaithersburg, Maryland by detectives with the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office and members of the City of Gaithersburg Police Department. After being extradited to Virginia, he was found guilty of assault and battery in February 2015 and was sentenced to 12 months in jail in Loudoun County, Virginia with 10 months suspended. According to his mother, Shayegan has Asperger's syndrome and had been compulsively reliving his days as a high school sports team manager.
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