State Trial Date Set For Convicted Bank Robber Known As 'Chiefsaholic'

The convicted bank robber, known as "Chiefsaholic" was in court in Tulsa Monday on charges of robbing a Bixby bank teller with a gun in 2022.

Why Is Xaviar Babudar Being Tried in Tulsa for a 2022 Bank Robbery?

A federal judge recently sentenced Xaviar Babudar to 17 and a half years in federal prison for robbing banks across the country. Babudar was charged with robbery in Tulsa, cut off his ankle monitor while on bond, and was on the run for months.

"He was prosecuted in the federal system but that doesn't prevent the state from pursuing its own charges. We are moving forward," said Tulsa County District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler.

Why Is the Tulsa County District Attorney Pursuing State Charges?

District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler filed several requests with the Federal Bureau of Prisons to have Babudar brought from federal prison in Colorado to Tulsa and says it wasn't easy getting him here. Kunzweiler says he's been ready for two years, to put this case on trial.

"We have our hands on him, we are on a tight timeline, I think we've got about 90 days to get this thing up and running. That's our plan to put this case on as quickly as we can," said Kunzweiler.

Babudar will be in the Tulsa County jail until his case here is resolved.

"I want a judge or a jury to make a determination as to what he did to this Bixby victim here in Tulsa County and let Oklahoma justice meet that out. I don't think someone that's committed 11 robberies ought to be walking and breathing free air. That's been my position," said Kunzweiler.

When Is the Trial Date for ChiefsAholic in Tulsa?

The judge set Babudar's trial for April 7th of this year.

FULL Timeline: Chiefsaholic Crime Spree Ends With 17-Year Sentence

Previous Coverage:

1. ‘We Are Going To Prosecute Him’: Tulsa DA Keeps Charges Against Chiefs Superfan After Federal Sentencing
2. Convicted Bank Robber 'Chiefsaholic' Sentenced To 17.5 Years In Prison
3. Kansas City Superfan 'Chiefsaholic' Ordered To Pay Nearly $11 Million To Bank Teller
4. Kansas City Chiefs Superfan 'Chiefsaholic' Pleads Guilty To Tulsa Bank Robbery
5. 'Chiefsaholic' Bank Robbery Suspect Makes Appearance In Tulsa Court
6. Chiefs Fan Accused Of Bank Robbery In Bixby Out On Bond During Super Bowl
7. 'Chiefsaholic' Bank Robbery Suspect Believed To Be On The Run
8. KC Chiefs Super Fan Accused Of Bank Robbery in Oklahoma, 4 Other States
9. Federal Prosecutors Request New Evidence Be Added In 'Chiefsaholic' Case
10. Man Known As 'Chiefsaholic' Fires Attorney, Waives Right To Preliminary Hearing
11. Man Accused Of Robbing Bixby Bank To Appear in Court
12. Chiefs Fans Convinced Bixby Bank Robber Is Popular Superfan
13. Kansas City Chiefs Fans Think Popular Super-Fan Robbed Bixby Bank