A Kansas City Chiefs superfan known as the “Chiefs Aholic” was ordered to pay $10.8 million for assaulting a bank teller during a robbery, the Associated Press reported Tuesday.
Xavier Bubdar, 29, gained notoriety for his elaborate Chiefs-themed wolf costume at NFL games, but now faces a high price tag for his actions in a bank robbery in Oklahoma in December 2022. is facing a fine. according to To the Associated Press. An Oklahoma judge has ordered Mr. Babder to pay $10.8 million to his ex-girlfriend’s bank teller, Peyton Garcia, for assaulting her with a gun. Garcia will receive $3.6 million for his injuries and lost wages and $7.2 million in punitive damages.
An Oklahoma judge has ordered a Kansas City Chiefs superfan known as “Chiefs Aholic” who admitted to a series of bank robberies to pay $10.8 million to a teller who was assaulted at gunpoint. Lawyers argue that tellers may not be able to recover any money. https://t.co/il3WjK3nai
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Bubdar admitted to several bank robberies and credit union robberies in February. He also admitted laundering stolen funds through casinos and online gambling. Sentencing for Babdahl is scheduled for July 10 in Kansas City, the newspaper reported. As part of his plea, Babder must repay at least $532,675 and surrender assets he bought with stolen money, including an autographed painting of Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
Despite the hefty fine, Garcia’s attorney, Frank Frazier, doubts they will ever recover the money, but emphasized the sentence’s message against profiteering from crime. (Related: 24-year-old soccer star dies after being shot in the chest during carjacking, police say: Report)
“I think the judge thinks so, too. She didn’t say it right away during the hearing, but I don’t think anyone can benefit from this, whether it’s the notoriety, the clicks, the views, the likes. I said I shouldn’t have gotten it,” Frazier told The Associated Press. “She could have gotten a $10 billion judgment, but it’s very unlikely that she would ever recover. She only has a judgment on paper.”
