PHILADELPHIA, PA — Naim-Shahid Jumah Austin, 28, of Yeadon, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 144 months in prison and five years of supervised release following his guilty plea to a series of armed hotel robberies during late 2022. The sentencing was handed down by United States District Court Judge Cynthia M. Rufe on Monday, April 7.
Austin, who pleaded guilty in December 2022, admitted to six counts of Hobbs Act robbery and firearms offenses. Court filings detail his spree of armed robberies across Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties, where he targeted hotel front desks in the early morning hours. Armed with a .45-caliber semiautomatic pistol, Austin demanded cash from lone employees and, in one instance, robbed a hotel guest.
The robberies occurred as follows:
- Courtyard by Marriott, Tredyffrin Township – September 16, 2022
- Holiday Inn & Suites, Drexel Hill – September 18, 2022
- Fairfield Inn & Suites, Broomall – October 10, 2022
- Home2 Suites by Hilton, Glen Mills – November 21, 2022
- Marriott Philadelphia West, West Conshohocken – December 2, 2022
- Holiday Inn Express & Suites, West Chester – December 12, 2022
Austin was apprehended by West Goshen Township Police shortly after the final robbery.
“Naim Austin was on a one-man crime spree, committing six armed robberies in less than three months,” said U.S. Attorney David Metcalf. “This sentence keeps him off the street and holds him accountable for what he’s done. My office and our partners are committed to making our communities safer by bringing violent offenders like this to justice.”
FBI Philadelphia Special Agent in Charge Wayne A. Jacobs added, “Brazen violent criminals like Austin terrorize our communities. The FBI and our partners will never stop working to crush violent crime and ensure our citizens have a safe place to work and live in.”
The investigation, led by FBI Philadelphia’s Newtown Square Resident Agency and Pennsylvania State Police, included support from multiple local police departments and Chester County detectives. The case was prosecuted by Special Assistant United States Attorney Sandra Urban.
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