Chiefs Superfan Suspected of Bank Robberies After CU Robberies Arrest

Xaviar Babudar, the Kansas City Chiefs superfan who gained national notoriety after he was arrested for allegedly robbing an Oklahoma credit union, is suspected of allegedly robbing two other banks in California and Nevada while he was on the run from law enforcement, according to new court documents filed last week.

Babudar, who remains in custody, waived his right to a preliminary hearing on Aug. 9 during a federal court hearing in Kansas City, Mo. The waiver means he was bound over to federal court for grand jury action or for other proceedings.

After being a fugitive from justice for four months, Babudar, 28, of Overland Park, Kan., was captured in Lincoln, Calif., on July 10. He was transported to Missouri to face charges of bank theft in March 2022 and interstate transportation of stolen property, according to court documents. Investigators alleged after Babudar stole nearly $70,000 from an Iowa bank, he unlawfully transported that money to Kansas City.

Babudar could be facing many more charges. A 29-page criminal complaint that details an FBI investigation alleged he stole more than $820,000 from three credit unions and two banks in Iowa, Oklahoma, Nebraska and Tennessee, as well as attempting to rob two credit unions in Minnesota.

Babudar gained popularity as a Kansas City Chiefs superfan. His Twitter handle was @ChiefsAholic, and he wore a full-body wolf costume at home games and traveled to away games.

On Friday, Dec. 16, two days before the Kansas City Chiefs played the Houston Texans, Babudar was arrested for allegedly robbing the Tulsa Teachers Federal Credit Union in Bixby, Okla. During the playoff game on Dec. 18, Kansas City Chiefs fans became concerned that their ChiefsAholic was mysteriously absent and hadn’t posted any new messages on social media. Twitter sleuths reportedly found out he was in jail, which captured national coverage from sports media outlets.

After he was charged in Tulsa County, Okla., for the credit union robbery and waiting for his court case to be heard, Babudar was released on bond in February, four days before Super Bowl LVII that the Kansas City Chiefs won over the Philadelphia Eagles. In late March, he removed his ankle monitor and fled prosecution, according to police.

During his time on the run, he ended up in Nevada and California.

Last week, federal prosecutors filed a list of exhibits of bank surveillance photographs of alleged robberies at the Heritage Bank branch in Sparks, Nev., on June 8, and the U.S. Bank branch in El Dorado Hills, on July 3. The exhibits list also includes photographs of clothes, presumably worn by the suspect during the alleged robbery, that were found in Babudar’s car on July 10, the day he was arrested, according to court documents.

As of Monday afternoon, a grand jury indictment has not been filed against Babudar.