Chiefs superfan ‘Chiefsaholic’ ordered to pay $10.8 million to former bank teller

An Oklahoma judge ordered the Kansas City Chiefs superfan known as “Chiefsaholic” to pay $10.8 million in damages to a former Oklahoma bank teller whom he threatened with a gun in December 2022 during a series of robberies, according to Tulsa County (Okla.) District Court. records.

On April 3, District Judge Tracy L. Priddy ordered Xaviar Babudar to pay Payton Garcia $7.2 million in punitive damages and $3.6 million for infliction of physical harm and emotional distress, according to an entry in the journal of the ruling in the civil case.

Babudar, 29 years old, reached a federal plea deal in February after admitting committed robberies in seven states in 2022 and 2023. Babudar stole more than $800,000 and then laundered the money in casinos. Babudar, 29, is subject to a sentence of up to 50 years in prison without parole. Sentencing is set for July 10.

Teresa Moore, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, said in a statement following Babudar’s guilty plea that his “violent crime wave” had “traumatized bank employees.”

Babudar became famous for wearing a gray wolf suit at Chiefs games and was often seen on broadcasts.

Garcia’s attorney, Frank Frasier, told ESPN that he realizes Collecting the money will be a long shot..

“He will never be able to profit from this. Let’s say he writes a book in prison, let’s say he makes the Lifetime or Hallmark movie…everything he gets from that will be paid to his creditors,” Frasier said. “The second part in general is the following: the judge sent the message that you cannot profit from crime. “You can’t benefit from more awareness, you can’t benefit from clicks, from getting more views, from getting more likes.”

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