Abdullah Hartage, Home Invasion Robbery, Pennsylvania 2021

Philadelphia Man Sentenced to 18 Years for Violent Home Invasion Robbery

A Philadelphia man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for his role in two violent home invasion robberies that targeted business owners and employees. Abdullah Hartage, 28, was sentenced by United States District Judge Juan R. Sánchez to 18 years in prison, five years of supervised release, and $60,000 in restitution.

Hartage and his co-defendant, Ali Chandler, were charged by superseding indictment in October 2022. Both pleaded guilty in October 2024 to conspiracy to commit robbery which interferes with interstate commerce (Hobbs Act robbery) and two counts of committing or threatening physical violence in furtherance of a plan or purpose to interfere with interstate commerce by robbery.

The first robbery occurred on November 13, 2021, when Hartage and three others targeted the home of a 61-year-old business owner and his family. The perpetrators, who had conducted prior surveillance, arrived at the residence before the victims and stormed in, armed with handguns. One of the gunmen struck the victim several times in the head, causing injuries, and forced him to the ground. Another gunman forced the business owners’ daughter to the ground at gunpoint, and yet another perpetrator forced the 65-year-old female victim from the garage into the home at gunpoint, striking her several times in the head and causing injuries.

The perpetrators made off with the daughter’s backpack, which contained her credit/debit cards and ID. In the second robbery, committed on December 4, 2021, Hartage and his accomplices targeted an employee of an area store. They had spent weeks casing the store, following the victim home and identifying her house. On the night of the robbery, the perpetrators arrived ahead of the victim and broke in, zip-tying her to a chair and pistol whipping her in the face, causing head injuries, including a gash requiring stitches and a concussion.

Hartage had served more than two years in state prison for previous violent home invasion robberies targeting business owners and was still on state probation when he planned and committed these 2021 home invasions. This case was investigated by FBI Philadelphia’s Newtown Square Resident Agency, the Pennsylvania State Police, and the Montgomery Township Police Department and is being prosecuted by Special Assistant United States Attorney Brian Doherty.

Mandatory Facts: Defendant: Abdullah Hartage; Exact Charges: Conspiracy to commit robbery which interferes with interstate commerce (Hobbs Act robbery) and two counts of committing or threatening physical violence in furtherance of a plan or purpose to interfere with interstate commerce by robbery; City and State: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Exact Date: October 2022 (indictment), October 2024 (guilty plea), November 13, 2021 (crime date); Sentence or Outcome: 18 years in prison, five years of supervised release, and $60,000 in restitution.

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