PHILADELPHIA, PA — Tyrek Byrd, 37, of Philadelphia, was sentenced Wednesday, March 11, 2026, to 15 years in federal prison for his role in a violent home invasion robbery targeting a Delaware County business owner and his family, U.S. Attorney David Metcalf announced.
U.S. District Court Judge Cynthia M. Rufe imposed the sentence after a federal jury convicted Byrd in September 2025 of conspiring to commit armed home invasion robberies, Hobbs Act robbery, and using and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.
According to evidence presented at trial, Byrd and two co-conspirators carried out the robbery in December 2019 after researching business owners they believed kept large amounts of cash at their homes.
Prosecutors said the group used a GPS tracking device to identify where victims lived before carrying out the robberies.
On December 31, 2019, Byrd and two accomplices confronted the owner of a Delaware County nail salon as the victim returned to the business.
The attackers forced the victim inside, zip-tied his wrists, covered his mouth with duct tape, and beat him while demanding money, according to prosecutors.
The men then forced the victim to drive them to his home, where they encountered the victim’s wife, children, and nanny.
Inside the residence, the robbers zip-tied the family members, searched the home, and continued assaulting the victim while demanding cash.
During the robbery, the attackers threatened the family and said they had been watching the victims for weeks, prosecutors said.
Authorities said the assailants fled after about 40 minutes with thousands of dollars in business proceeds, jewelry, and other valuables.
One co-conspirator, Shaquan Brown, was previously sentenced to more than 22 years in prison for his role in the robberies.
Another co-conspirator, Willie Singletary, was sentenced to 17 years in prison for his involvement in the conspiracy.
The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Haverford Police Department, and the Uwchlan Township Police Department, with assistance from the FBI and the Montgomery County Criminal Investigation Division.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Anthony Carissimi, Brian Doherty, and J. Jeanette Kang prosecuted the case, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
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