Xaviar Babudar 'Chiefsaholic' sentenced to 32 years in prison

A Tulsa judge sentences convicted bank robber "Chiefsaholic" to 32 years in state prison for robbing employees at a Bixby bank at gunpoint in 2022.

Xaviar Babudar is already serving 17 and a half years in federal prison for a string of bank robberies across the country. Prosecutors say Babudar robbed banks to fund his lavish lifestyle of traveling to Kansas City Chiefs games.

The Tulsa County District Attorney's Office flew in Babudar's other victims from around the country for the sentencing to show the judge Babudar's pattern of violence. One victim said that during the robbery, Babudar told them he would kill them and their dreams.

"He's a serial robber, an exceptionally violent robber, and I wanted the court to be able to see the faces of victims from across this country," said Tulsa County DA Steve Kunzweiler.

Kunzweiler says Babudar got lucky with his 32-year prison sentence.

What happened in Bixby?

Babudar pled guilty in March to robbing a Bixby bank in 2022. Prosecutors say Babudar wore a mask when he entered the bank and pointed a CO2 pistol at the face of a teller and took off with cash. Babudar left on a bike, and Bixby Police later arrested him and found the cash, mask, and the CO2 pistol. Babudar later cut off his ankle monitor while out on bond and went on the run for months, until he was arrested in California.

Babudar later pleaded guilty in federal court in Kansas City, where he admitted to robbing 11 banks in seven states.

"He knows how to play the victim, which is easy for him, and he tortured people all across this country, so would I prefer he spend the rest of his life in prison? You bet," said Kunzweiler.

Babudar's Sentencing Hearing:

All the victims testified, including the Bixby victim, and said the robberies were violent, traumatic and changed their lives forever. They said it's upsetting to see Babudar star in documentaries and boast on social media about what he did.

"You had people who had a gun put up to their head, and while he plays this game of oh it was just a BB gun, that's BS in my opinion. A gun is a gun is a gun," said Kunzweiler.

"Justice was served today."

Babudar's attorneys say Babudar has taken full responsibility and he is is remorseful. They showed the judge similar robbery cases to Babudar's in Tulsa County and argued a life sentence would be extreme.

"When you look at cases similar to Mr. Babudar's and the sentences that are imposed on those, it's more in line with what the judge did today. So we are pleased with that aspect of it," said Babudar's attorney, Jay Swab.

His attorneys asked the judge for a 22-year sentence. They say Babudar has accepted his punishment and will spend however many years he has in prison rehabilitating himself.

"We are not condoning what Mr. Babudar did, what we were saying in court is he should be treated fairly under the facts and the circumstances," said Babudar's attorney Brett Swab.

What's next?

The judge ruled Babudar's sentence will run at the same time as his federal sentence, so after he serves that 17 years, he will be brought back to Oklahoma to serve his remaining 14 years.

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