Tyrek Byrd, a 37-year-old Philadelphia resident, was sentenced on Mar. 11 to 15 years in prison for his involvement in a violent home invasion robbery that targeted a local business owner and his family, according to United States Attorney David Metcalf.
The sentencing follows Byrd’s conviction by a federal jury in September 2025 on charges 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. The case highlights the serious consequences faced by those who engage in violent crimes against community members.
Evidence presented at trial showed that in December 2019, Byrd and two co-conspirators researched their victims—business owners believed to keep large amounts of cash at home—and used a GPS tracking device to locate them. On December 31, 2019, the group confronted the owner of a Delaware County nail salon as he returned to his business. They forced him inside, restrained him with zip ties and duct tape, and assaulted him while demanding money.
The robbers then took the victim to his residence where they encountered his wife, children, and nanny. The family members were also restrained as the assailants ransacked the house and continued their demands for cash. During the ordeal, which lasted about forty minutes, threats were made against the family as the robbers claimed they had been surveilling them for weeks before fleeing with thousands of dollars in proceeds, jewelry, and valuables.
Byrd’s co-conspirator Shaquan Brown was previously sentenced to more than twenty-two years in prison for this incident and other robberies. Another accomplice, Willie Singletary, received seventeen years’ imprisonment for his role in the conspiracy.
The investigation was conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; Haverford Police Department; Uwchlan Township Police Department; with assistance from the FBI and Montgomery County Criminal Investigation Division. Assistant United States Attorneys Anthony Carissimi, Brian Doherty, and J. Jeanette Kang prosecuted the case.
