Philadelphia Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Multiple Robberies Targeting Armored Trucks

PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Mujahid Davis, 24, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today to 11 years in prison, five years of supervised release, and $134,000 in restitution by United States District Judge Gail A. Weilheimer for his role in multiple area robberies targeting armored trucks.

The defendant was charged by superseding indictment in January and pleaded guilty in March to two attempted Hobbs Act robberies, two Hobbs Act robberies, and one count of carrying, using, and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.

As detailed in court filings and admitted to by the defendant, Davis, with others, participated in the following crimes:

• the July 2, 2025, robbery of a Brinks truck in Philadelphia
• the July 15, 2025, attempted robbery of a Brinks truck in Philadelphia
• the August 12, 2025, robbery of a Brinks truck in Elkins Park, Pa.
• the October 3, 2025, attempted robbery of a Brinks truck in Philadelphia.

In total, the defendant admitted to stealing $122,225 from Brinks, Inc.

Davis's co-defendant, Dante Shackleford, 27, also of Philadelphia, pleaded guilty in April of this year to three attempted Hobbs Act robberies, one Hobbs Act robbery, and carrying, using, and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. Shackleford is scheduled to be sentenced later this month.

This case was investigated by the FBI Philadelphia Violent Crimes Task Force and the Philadelphia Police Department and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Robert Eckert and Kwambina Coker.