A Kansas Metropolis Chiefs fan, ChiefsAholic, poses for pictures whereas strolling towards Empower Area at Mile Excessive earlier than an NFL soccer recreation between the Denver Broncos and the Chiefs,on Jan. 8, 2022, in Denver.
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TULSA, Okla. — A Kansas Metropolis Chiefs superfan often known as “ChiefsAholic” was sentenced Monday in an Oklahoma courtroom to serve 32 years in state jail for robbing a Tulsa-area financial institution, a sentence that will probably be carried out after he finishes serving time in federal jail.
Xaviar Babudar, 30, appeared in a Tulsa courtroom and apologized to the court docket and to the victims of the December 2022 theft of the Tulsa Lecturers Credit score Union in Bixby, Oklahoma, mentioned Babudar’s lawyer, Jay-Michael Swab.
“He expressed honest regret and took full accountability for his actions,” Swab mentioned.
Babudar already was serving greater than 17 years in federal jail for a string of 11 financial institution robberies throughout seven states the place he stole almost $850,000 to finance his social media stardom. Swab mentioned the robberies additionally had been the results of a playing dependancy.
Tulsa County District Lawyer Steve Kunzweiler had sought life in jail for Babudar.
“He’s a serial robber who traumatized these victims and quite a few different victims throughout this nation,” Kunzweiler mentioned in a press release.
Tulsa County District Decide Michelle Keely ordered Babudar’s 32-year sentence to run concurrently to his federal sentence, which suggests after he’s launched from federal jail he will probably be transferred to state custody to serve his remaining 14 years.
Babudar developed a following on his @ChiefsAholic account on the social platform X after attending video games dressed as a wolf in Chiefs gear. His avid assist of the Chiefs grew to become well-known on social media.
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/13/nx-s1-5396464/chiefs-superfan-chiefsaholic-sentenced-robbery
Xaviar Babudar, often known as “ChiefsAholic,” a Kansas Metropolis Chiefs superfan, was sentenced to 32 years in Oklahoma state jail on Might 12, 2025, for the armed theft of the Tulsa Lecturers Credit score Union in Bixby, Oklahoma, in December 2022. This sentence will run concurrently along with his 17.5-year federal jail sentence for robbing 11 banks throughout seven states, which means he’ll serve an extra 14.5 years in Oklahoma after finishing his federal time period. Babudar pleaded responsible to theft with a firearm, assault whereas masked or disguised, and eradicating an digital monitoring machine. He apologized in court docket, expressing regret, along with his lawyer citing a playing dependancy as an element within the crimes. Tulsa County District Lawyer Steve Kunzweiler, who sought a life sentence, criticized the federal sentence as too lenient, noting the trauma inflicted on victims. Babudar stole almost $850,000 to fund his social media persona and Chiefs recreation attendance, usually showing in a wolf costume.
