United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Naim-Shahid Jumah Austin, 28, of Yeadon, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Cynthia M. Rufe on April 7th to 144 months in prison and five years of supervised release for a spree of armed robberies that targeted hotels in late 2022.

Overall, Austin was convicted of robbing six hotels, including the Marriott Philadelphia West in West Conshohocken on December 2, 2022. During all of the robberies, he was armed with a .45-caliber semiautomatic pistol and drove his mother’s car. According to the announcement, Austin would target hotels in the early morning hours, when a single employee often worked alone at the front desk. During a robbery, he would demand that they hand over cash from the registers while he held them at gunpoint.

West Goshen Township police arrested Austin after a December 12, 2022 robbery involving the Holiday Inn Express & Suites in West Chester.

“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.”