Philadelphia Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Multiple Robberies Targeting Armored Trucks

PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Mujahid Davis, 24, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, entered a plea of guilty today before United States District Judge Gail A. Weilheimer on two counts of Hobbs Act robbery (Counts One and Five), attempted Hobbs Act robbery (Counts Three and Seven), and one count of carrying, using, and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence (Count Six).

The defendant was charged by superseding indictment in January, along with Dante Shackleford, 26, also of Philadelphia.

As detailed in case 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

The defendant is scheduled to be sentenced on August 4 and faces a maximum possible term of life imprisonment, a mandatory minimum of seven years' imprisonment, a five-year term of supervised release, and a $1,500,000 fine.

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.