NYT: Chiefsaholic, the Fan Who Dressed as a Wolf, Is Said to Be on the Lam

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Before this year’s Super Bowl, the Kansas City football superfan known as Chiefsaholic was a source of fascination in the sports world. How, people wondered, did a man known for wearing a wolf mask to games and placing large bets end up in jail on charges that he robbed a bank in Tulsa, Okla.? 

 

Now Chiefsaholic, known legally as Xaviar Babudar, is at the heart of a much simpler mystery: Where is he?  Babudar, who had been released from jail while awaiting trial, failed to appear at a hearing Monday morning, according to court records. His court-ordered GPS monitor was found in a wooded area near an Academy Sports + Outdoors store in southern Tulsa with the strap cut off.

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Babudar, 28, may be Kansas City’s best known fan. He wore a wolf mask and outlandish shirt and pants to nearly every game, including the team’s Super Bowl victory in Miami Gardens, Fla., in February 2020. 

 

He cultivated an image as a high roller by frequently posting slips from bets worth thousands of dollars on social media, where he had tens of thousands of followers. He also attended the charity gala of Patrick Mahomes, the team’s star quarterback, and apparently won a painting. 

 

When fans questioned how he afforded his lifestyle, Babudar responded that he managed multiple warehouses in the Midwest.

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In December, his image as a fun-loving football fan was shattered when he was arrested outside Tulsa. Police say he robbed a credit union by sticking what they called a “CO2 pistol” in a teller’s face. 

 

Kansas City fans speculated that he robbed the bank while driving to Houston to attend one of the team’s away games, and that was how he funded his expensive lifestyle. But so far he has been charged with robbing just the single bank in Oklahoma. He has pleaded not guilty. 

 

Lloyd, the bail bondsman, said he agreed to pay Babudar’s bond in part because he too is a Kansas City fan.

 

“I did want to help him because he is K.C. wolfman,” Lloyd said. “I have followed him for years. And yeah I wanted to help him. What is crazy is I still want to help him.”

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Babudar may have a strong incentive to travel. If the betting slips he posted on social media are to be believed, he won $100,000 when Mahomes was named the N.F.L.’s most valuable player and his team won the Super Bowl. The bets were placed in Kansas, and winnings must be collected in person. 

 

If Babudar is found, he will pay a hefty price to regain his freedom. On Monday, Judge Michelle Keely issued a warrant for his arrest and set a new bond, this time for $1 million. 

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/27/sports/football/kansas-city-chiefs-chiefsaholic-wolf-costume.html

 

Damn shame when you can't trust your fellow wolfman

[China]

Wolf, on a lamb? How did they not see that coming?

 

[dfitzo53]

Surprised you get a second chance at being out on bond. 

[Llevron]

I love that the bail bondsman is like “I still want to help him, he roots for my football team” 

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FBI announces arrest of Chiefsaholic

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The FBI announced Monday that Xaviar Babudar, known as the Chiefsaholic, was arrested in Lincoln, California, on Friday and charged in federal court. 

 

Babudar, 28, was charged with one count of bank theft and one count of transporting stolen property across state lines, according to a criminal complaint filed in the U.S. District Court in Kansas City. 

 

The Chiefs superfan, who wore a wolf costume to games, had been on the run since March when he failed to appear for a court date. The Greater Kansas City Crime Stoppers placed him on its most wanted list at No. 5 last month