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Xavier Babudar, known by many Kansas City Chiefs fans as “ChiefsAholic” on Twitter, was arrested on Friday, December 16 in Tulsa County, Oklahoma on charges of armed robbery of a Tulsa Teachers Credit Union in Bixby, Oklahoma, according to county jail records. Babudar’s bail has been set at $200,000 with a court date also set for December 22.
This information surfaced after several followers of Babudar, who is widely known for attending Chiefs games in a wolf costume — most recently in Week 14 in Denver — noticed he had gone silent on social media for several days. His followers began putting out feelers to see if anyone had heard from Babudar, who tweeted his plans to travel to Houston for the Week 15 Chiefs-Texans game on December 18. His last tweet was posted on December 16, the same day as his latest arrest.
Folks on Twitter began looking into Babudar’s background following the news of his arrest and found an extended history of Babudar running into law enforcement.
A lot going on the world but everyone take a moment to look up the Chiefsaholic fan who funded his trips to games by robbing banks in the same mask he wore to games. I’ve never been prouder to root for the Chiefs.
Babudar Has Extensive Criminal Background Dating Back to 2014
One Twitter thread in particular highlighted at least four different incidences in which Babudar has been booked and/or accused of activities involving authorities.
The incidences include suspicion of theft, and misdemeanor theft, among other unknown charges dating back to 2014. Heavy was able to confirm all but one of the screenshots of his bookings within the Twitter thread. The one that remains unconfirmed was from October 6, 2016, when he was booked on charges of misdemeanor theft, according to the Twitter thread.
Twitter Reacts to News of ChiefsAHolic’s Arrest
Social media reactions quickly poured in following the circulation of the news surrounding Babudar, who is not the first Chiefs superfan involved in a viral incident recently.
This man @ChiefsAholic is a career criminal
“As official #ChiefsKingdom Mom, let me remind you people (@ChiefsAholic) lie on the internet,” one Twitter user wrote. “You don’t really know a person just bc you talk online. Also, financial planning tip: attending every game requires you are either independently wealthy or rob banks. No in between.”
As official #ChiefsKingdom Mom, let me remind you people (@ChiefsAholic) lie on the internet. You don’t really know a person just bc you talk online.
Also, financial planning tip: attending every game requires you are either independently wealthy or rob banks. No in between.
“When you start telling somebody this story, you have to start by saying ‘this guy that calls himself ChiefsAholic…’ I can’t even past that part without laughing so hard I cry. Theres no way I can explain this to non-online friends,” Rob Cassidy of Rivals wrote.
when you start telling somebody this story, you have to start by saying “this guy that calls himself ChiefsAholic…”
I can’t even past that part without laughing so hard I cry. Theres no way I can explain this to non-online friends
“Something that just occurred to me in this Chiefsaholic thing…if the chiefs ended up having the game in Germany we expect to next year…was he gon try to pull off an international heist?” another user wrote.
“The Chiefs super fan “chiefsaholic”‘robbing banks to pay for his trips to the games, and doing it IN the costume he wears to games is next level Missouri behavior,” Cassiday Proctor 1033 The Edge wrote.
The Chiefs super fan “chiefsaholic”‘robbing banks to pay for his trips to the games, and doing it IN the costume he wears to games is next level Missouri behavior 😂
“This Chiefsaholic story is WILD! So wild that no one in their fan base is even talking about them almost losing to the Texans,” Ryan Talbot of New York Upstate wrote.
“Chiefsaholic gonna get out of prison just in time for Patrick Mahomes the 5th to start his NFL career,” another user wrote.
I told my entire close family today at Christmas prty about Chiefsaholic fiasco. They don’t even know who he is but I just had to tell them
“I told my entire close family today at Christmas [party] about Chiefsaholic fiasco. They don’t even know who he is but I just had to tell them,” Chiefs Hive wrote.
“Not gonna lie, Xaviar Babudar is a pretty sweet name, I would have dropped the Chiefsaholic thing and just rocked that. But I also wouldn’t have been robbing banks so like, what do I know?” another user wrote.
Not gonna lie, Xaviar Babudar is a pretty sweet name, I would have dropped the Chiefsaholic thing and just rocked that. But I also wouldn’t have been robbing banks so like, what do I know?