A Kansas City Chiefs superfan called “ChiefsAholic” has actually been sentenced to 32 years in state jail for robbing a Tulsa bank.
The sentence, bied far on Monday in an Oklahoma courtroom, will be performed after Xavier Michael Babudar completes serving his time in federal jail.
Babudar, 30, asked forgiveness to the court and to the victims of the December 2022 burglary of the Tulsa Educators Cooperative Credit Union in Bixby, Oklahoma, his lawyer Jay-Michael Swab stated.
“He revealed genuine regret and took complete obligation for his actions,” Swab stated.
Babudar is currently serving more than 17 years in federal jail for a string of 11 bank burglaries throughout 7 states.
He took almost $850,000 to fund his social networks fame.
Swab stated the burglaries were likewise the outcome of a betting dependency.
Tulsa County District Lawyer Steve Kunzweiler had actually looked for life in jail for Babudar.
“He is a serial burglar who distressed these victims and many other victims throughout this nation,” Kunzweiler stated in a declaration.
Tulsa County District Judge Michelle Keely purchased Babudar’s 32-year sentence to run simultaneously to his federal sentence.
That indicates after he is launched from federal jail he will be moved to state custody to serve his staying 14 years.
Babudar established a following on his @ChiefsAholic account on the social platform X after going to video games impersonated a wolf in Chiefs equipment.
His passionate assistance of the Chiefs ended up being popular on social networks.
Nevertheless, he was no place near the group’s most popular fan given that popstar Taylor Swift started dating tight end Travis Kelce in 2023.
“Babudar’s burglary spree bankrolled the pricey tickets and take a trip throughout the nation to go to Kansas City Chiefs video games while he cultivated a big fan base online.
“Nevertheless, the bank and cooperative credit union staff members whom he terrified at gunpoint suffered the force of his real nature,” U.S. Lawyer Teresa Moore stated in a declaration.
The majority of the cash Babudar took was never ever recuperated, so in 2024 he was purchased to pay over $530,000 in restitution and surrender anything he utilized to wash the cash, consisting of an autographed painting of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes that the FBI recuperated.