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John Sheldon, better known as Johnny Spirit, is led off of the field at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. on Jan. 1, 2014. Sheldon was cited for trespassing and released at the stadium.

(WLNS)

LANSING – During the Michigan State football team's celebration of their Rose Bowl victory, well-known MSU super fan Johnny Spirit was being led off of the field in handcuffs by the Pasadena Police.

Spirit, whose real name is John Sheldon, has been a fixture at MSU sporting events since 1993. He's best known for being shirtless, covered in green body paint with a giant block S on his chest and riding his bicycle with a big MSU flag waving behind him.

Shortly after the Spartans completed their 24-20 victory over Stanford, pictures surfaced on Twitter of Sheldon being led off of the field in hand cuffs:

According to MLive Media Partner, WLNS, Sheldon claimed that he had a field pass that was confiscated by an usher. Once he found his way onto the field, he was quickly placed in handcuffs.

It turns out that Sheldon was cuffed, but not arrested, charged, or taken into custody. Pasadena Police commander John Dewar said that police usually cite such fans for trespassing and release them at the stadium. Dewar did not know if Sheldon was cited.

Dewar said that in most cases where someone is arrested for jumping onto the field, the person is handcuffed by police, led off of the field, and cited for trespassing – unless they are intoxicated or are being disorderly.

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