United States Attorney David Metcalf announced on Friday that Dante Shackleford, 26, and Mujahid Davis, 24, both of Philadelphia, were charged by superseding indictment in connection with multiple robberies and attempted robberies last year that targeted armored trucks, including the Brinks truck outside of H-Mart in the Elkins Park section of Cheltenham Township in August 2025.

According to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Shackleford and others were involved in an attempted robbery of a Brinks truck in Elkins Park on July 22 as well.

Shackleford was arrested and charged by indictment in October following the attempted robbery of an armored truck on the Philadelphia side of City Avenue that led to a pursuit and an hours-long incident. Several suspects were arrested in Lower Merion.

Both defendants have been charged with four counts of robbery interfering with interstate commerce (Hobbs Act robbery). Davis is also charged with two counts, and Shackleford with one count, of using, carrying, and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.

The superseding indictment alleges that they participated in the following crimes in addition to the Elkins Park incidents:

• the July 2, 2025, robbery of a Brinks truck in Philadelphia
  (Davis and others)
• the July 15, 2025, attempted robbery of a Brinks truck in Philadelphia
  (Shackleford, Davis, and others)
• the October 3, 2025, attempted robbery of a Brinks truck in Philadelphia
  (Shackleford, Davis, and others)

If convicted, they face maximum possible sentences of life imprisonment. Davis also faces a fine of $1,500,000 and Shackleford a fine of $1,250,000.

The FBI joined local law enforcement in the investigation on August 16. In late August, federal officials released new photos of the suspects wanted in connection to the armored truck robberies and offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to their arrest.

From Friday’s press release:

This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.

The investigation is being conducted jointly 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.

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