Man who asked athletes for piggyback rides jailed

[May 06, 2010]  TUALATIN, Ore. (AP) -- A man who befriended high school athletes in Washington and Oregon and asked them for piggyback rides has been arrested in Tualatin.

Police told KGW they arrested the man at a hotel on Monday on a drug-related warrant from Mount Vernon, Wash. An officer had seen him in recent days at a school event.

The Oregon School Activities Association had advised athletes to look out for the suspect after he turned up at games in Eugene and Pendleton. Executive Director Tom Welter said the man talked his way into locker rooms and got piggyback rides from some players.

Terry Carter of the Bonney Lake, Wash., Police Department said the man had given a player money, then jumped on his back for a piggyback ride.

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Information from: KGW-TV, http://www.kgw.com/

[Associated Press]

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