Chiefs superfan ‘Chiefsaholic’ ordered to pay $10.8 million to former financial institution teller TERMAN WEBSITE

An Oklahoma decide ordered the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs superfan generally known as “Chiefsaholic” to pay $10.8 million in damages to a former Oklahoma financial institution teller he threatened with a gun in December 2022 throughout a string of robberies, in response to Tulsa County (Okla.) District Court docket information.

On April 3, District Choose Tracy L. Priddy ordered Xaviar Babudar to pay Payton Garcia $7.2 million for punitive damages and $3.6 million for inflicting bodily hurt and emotional misery, in response to a journal entry of judgment within the civil case.

Babudar, 29, reached a federal plea settlement in February after admitting he dedicated robberies throughout seven states in 2022 and 2023. Babudar stole greater than $800,000 after which laundered the cash in casinos. Babudar, 29, is topic to a sentence of as much as 50 years in jail with out parole. Sentencing is about for July 10.

Teresa Moore, the U.S. lawyer for the Western District of Missouri, stated in a press release following Babudar’s responsible plea that his “violent crime spree” had “traumatized financial institution staff.”

Babudar grew to become well-known by sporting a grey wolf go well with to Chiefs video games and was usually seen on broadcasts.

Garcia’s lawyer, Frank Frasier, instructed ESPN he realizes amassing the cash might be an extended shot.

“He’ll by no means be capable to revenue from this. Say he writes a ebook in jail, say he does the Lifetime or Hallmark film … something he obtains from that might be paid to his collectors,” Frasier stated. “The second half total is that this: The decide despatched a message that you just can not revenue from crime. You can’t revenue by higher notoriety, you can not revenue from clicks, getting extra views, getting extra likes.”

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