Wild controversy involving infamous Chiefs fan is one step closer to a conclusion
Kansas City Chiefs superfan "ChiefAholic" was arrested and charged with one count of bank theft and one count of transporting stolen property across state lines, the U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Missouri announced. Xaviar Michael Babudar has been on the run for the past four months after failing to appear for a court date. He […]
Kansas City Chiefs superfan "ChiefAholic" was arrested and charged with one count of bank theft and one count of transporting stolen property across state lines, the U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Missouri announced.
Xaviar Michael Babudar has been on the run for the past four months after failing to appear for a court date. He was arrested in Lincoln, California, on Friday, July 7.
Babudar is scheduled to appear in court on Monday afternoon in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California in Sacramento, California.
Most known for his full-body wolf costume, Babudar would travel to almost every Chiefs game.
The 28-year-old was first charged with robbery of the Tulsa Teachers Federal Credit Union in Oklahoma on Dec. 16, 2022. In Feb. 2023 he was released on bond and in March, removed his ankle monitor himself.
In an affidavit filed, he is accused of traveling "throughout the Midwest to perpetrate a string of robberies at various banks and credit unions. He allegedly laundered the robbery proceeds through area casinos and bank accounts," the U.S. District Court reports.
Babudar is said to have purchased and redeemed more than $1 million chips in casinos across the midwest, according to the affidavit. Because of this criminal activity, the investigators discovered that Babudar's cell phone showed him in the same city and locations as bank robberies in Nebraska, Iowa, Tennessee, and Oklahoma along with two attempted robberies in Minnesota.
The complaint alleges that Babudar stole $70,000 from a bank in Clive, Iowa after entering the bank wearing a ski mask and demanding the teller hand over the money by threatening that he was carrying a firearm. Babudar then took the stolen money across state lines from Iowa to Missouri.
This case will be presented in front of a federal grand jury.
Here is the full press release:
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