TULSA, Okla. — A man accused in a Tulsa area bank robbery, well-known as a Kansas City Chiefs super fan, tried to make his way to the Super Bowl in Arizona on Sunday, according to a victim in the robbery.
Attorneys representing TTCU bank teller Payton Garcia released a statement on Saturday accusing "Chiefsaholic" Xaviar Michael Babudar of making bail and applying Feb. 8 for permission for a "family vacation" in Phoenix. The Chiefs take on the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFL's season finale in Glendale, Ariz. on Sunday night.
“I’m shocked that the district attorney and judges allowed this criminal out on bail after robbing a bank," Garcia said. “That day changed my life. I have never feared for my life like that before.”
Babudar is charged with Robbery with a Firearm and Assault While Masked or Disguised in the Dec. 16 robbery of the TTCU near 131st Street and Memorial. Bixby police arrested him shortly after the robbery.
According to court records, Babudar bonded out and was issued a GPS ankle monitor. Michael Lloyd, a local bail bondsman, would've accompanied him to the Super Bowl.
However, Lloyd said the hearing over the motion to allow the trip wouldn't be allowed to take place until Monday, and therefore they won't be making the trip.
“In my opinion, I feel like they are punishing this kid before he’s been convicted," Llyod said.
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