Motel Robber Gets 12 Years In Federal Prison For DELCO Motel Robberies
by Alex Lloyd Gross
Naim-Shahid Jumah Austin, 28, of Yeadon, Pennsylvania, will be a guest of the United States Penal System for the next 12 years. He got that time after he entered a guilty plea to the charges of using a gun in an armed robbery. This was a violation of the Hobbs Act , David Metcalf US Attorney said.
It was between September and December of 2022 when Austin comitted his robberies.
September 16, 2022, 3:23 a.m. – Courtyard by Marriott, Tredyffrin Township, Pa.
September 18, 2022, 4:02 a.m. – Holiday Inn & Suites, Drexel Hill, Pa. (also robbed hotel guest)
October 10, 2022, 2:05 a.m. – Fairfield Inn & Suites, Broomall, Pa. (fled empty-handed)
November 21, 2022, 3:35 a.m. – Home2 Suites by Hilton, Glen Mills, Pa. December 2, 2022, 4:04 a.m. – Marriott Philadelphia West, West Conshohocken, Pa.
December 12, 2022, 4:41 a.m. – Holiday Inn Express & Suites, West Chester, Pa. His crime spree ended when he was arrested by West Goshen Twp. police for that robbery.
Naim Austin was on a one-man crime spree, committing six armed robberies in less than three months,” said U.S. Attorney Metcalf. “He threatened the hotel employees he victimized at gunpoint, to terrify them into compliance. 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.”
“Brazen violent criminals like Austin terrorize our communities,” said Wayne A. Jacobs, FBI Philadelphia’s Special Agent in Charge. “This sentencing is a testament to the coordinated efforts between all of law enforcement. 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.”
He also faces state charges in the robberies as well.