$2M Armored Car Heist: 3 PA Men Flee In Stolen VA Car In Violent Robbery, FBI Says

One day after another Brinks truck was struck in Cheltenham Township, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said on Wednesday, August 13, that three individuals from Philadelphia are suspected of carrying out a $2 million armored car robbery outside a Home Depot in Philadelphia.

The Brinks Truck

Security video showed a Brinks truck being robbed by armed individuals.

The suspects in the heist at Rhawnhurst Brinks.

On December 8, 2021, Brock (right) and McNair (left) robbed a Brinks armored car employee while brandishing a gun. Even after the driver passed over the delivery bag, Brock and McNair continued to beat him with their firearms.

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Federal prosecutors have charged 31-year-old Trayvine Jackson, 31-year-old Brian Wallace, and 30-year-old Daishaun Daisha Hughes-Murchison with Hobbs Act robbery and using a firearm in furtherance of a violent felony after their detention.

According to police, the allegations are related to the heist of a Brink’s armored vehicle on the 2500 block of Castor Avenue on June 21.

Authorities said that two individuals with AR-style weapons came up behind the Brink’s driver as he was passing via the back alley of the store at about eight in the morning. One suspect stepped inside the armored vehicle to seize the cash after the robbers dragged the driver to the ground and grabbed his keys and company-issued weapons.

According to federal authorities, a third man followed in a silver Ford Fusion with Pennsylvania license plates, while the two left in a black Hyundai Sonata with a temporary Virginia tag.

According to court documents, Wallace rented the Sonata and returned it a few hours later, while Hughes-Murchison owned the Ford. Wallace is purportedly seen on surveillance footage exiting the rental car and boarding Hughes-Murchison’s vehicle. According to prosecutors, cell records also show that Wallace and Hughes-Murchison’s phones were at the robbery scene, and Wallace and Jackson’s phones were at the rental location.

According to court filings, Brink’s informed investigators that Jackson was a former employee who was let go following an internal probe.

Jackson remains in detention. Prosecutors stated that Hughes-Murchison and Wallace are awaiting detention hearings.

The Philadelphia Police Department and the FBI Philadelphia Violent Crimes Task Force are looking into the situation. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Amanda R. Reinitz.

Possible Pattern of Armored Car Robberies

The charges follow a robbery of a Brinks truck outside an H-Mart on Old York Road in Elkins Park, Cheltenham Township, on Tuesday, August 12, by two shooters, one of whom was carrying an AR-15-style firearm.According to investigators, the suspects in that instance abandoned their getaway car in West Philadelphia after stealing money and the driver’s weapon.

Investigators are investigating whether a coordinated criminal organization targeting Brinks vehicles in the area is responsible for the Elkins Park robbery and a series of other recent armored truck heists. They stated that Jackson, Wallace, and Hughes-Murchison are all in prison and that there is no proof that they had anything to do with these other events.

Among the recent examples being examined are:

• July 15:

  
  A Brinks guard opened fire during an attempted robbery in Rhawnhurst before suspects fled in a Nissan, police said.

• July 2:

  
  Three armed men, including one with an AR-style rifle, robbed a guard in the Holmesburg Shopping Center, stealing cash and his service weapon.

• June 2: Two armed suspects in Queens, New York, stole $300,000 and a firearm from a Brinks driver and guard.

To ascertain whether these robberies are related, the FBI is collaborating with local law enforcement agencies.