Kansas City superfan 'ChiefsAholic' sent to prison for MN bank robberies

A man known on social media as Kansas City Chiefs superfan "ChiefsAholic" will spend time in federal prison after a multi-state crime spree that included two attempted bank robberies in the Twin Cities.

A federal judge on Thursday sentenced 30-year-old Xaviar Michael Babudar to 17 years and six months in prison for the robbery spree, which saw nearly $875,000 stolen from financial institutions across 11 incidents in seven states .

The crime spree included attempted robberies of credit unions in Apple and Savage on Nov. 29, 2022 .

Under the name "ChiefsAholic", Babudar grew a large following within the football community online and would attend Chiefs games dressed in a wolf costume.

“While parading as a social media celebrity, the defendant secretly engaged in a violent crime spree of armed robberies and attempted robberies across seven states,” U.S. Attorney Teresa Moore said in a statement.

“Babudar’s robbery spree bankrolled the expensive tickets and travel across the country to attend Kansas City Chiefs games while he cultivated a large fan base online," she continued. "However, the bank and credit union employees whom he terrorized at gunpoint suffered the brunt of his true nature."

He was arrested in July of 2023 in Sacramento, California and later admitted to his involvement in the crimes.

Babudar has been ordered forfeit any property involved in his money laundering activity, including an autographed painting of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick L. Mahomes II that has been recovered by the FBI.