2 Men Sentenced In Violent, Orchestrated Bucks Co. Home Invasion

DOYLESTOWN, PA — Two men were sentenced on Monday to state prison for their roles in a violent, premeditated home invasion in Northampton Township that began as an online "honey trap" setup.

Appearing before Common Pleas Judge Stephen A. Corr, co-defendants Sevean Brown, 26, and Hassan Ameer Nelson, 25, both of Philadelphia, entered guilty pleas to several felony and misdemeanor counts against them.

Charges included robbery, burglary, criminal trespassing, criminal use of a communication facility, theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property, terroristic threats, simple assault and conspiracy to commit those crimes. Nelson also entered a plea to possession of a firearm without a license.

Prior to sentencing, the victim spoke about how the ordeal left him traumatized. Judge Corr then sentenced both men to serve 4 to 8 years in state prison. In addition to their prison sentences, Judge Corr ordered both men to have no contact with the victim and to pay $11,400 in restitution.

The third suspect, Daiquan Savage, 27, also of Philadelphia, is scheduled for a court hearing later this month.

“This was a terrifying, orchestrated ambush that shattered a resident's sense of safety in his own home,” District Attorney Joe Khan said. “I want to thank the Northampton Township Police, our federal and regional law enforcement partners, and Deputy District Attorney Ed Furman. These sentences ensure that these individuals are held fully accountable for the terror they inflicted on our community.”

The convictions stem from an investigation led by Detective Richard Gensler of the Northampton Township Police Department into an armed robbery that occurred during the early morning hours of April 13, 2025, at a home in the Ivyland section of the township.

The investigation found that Savage conspired with Brown and Nelson to target a township man in a so-called "honey trap," a deceptive tactic where a person uses romantic or sexual attraction to target at victim.

Police said Savage went to the victim’s home and left at 2 a.m. Minutes later, Savage texted the victim claiming she had left an item inside.

When the victim opened his side door to let her back in, he was immediately forced to the ground and ambushed by Brown and Nelson, who were waiting outside in all-black clothing, masks, and gloves. Both men brandished black handguns.

Police said the men pistol-whipped the victim in the back of the head, pressed a firearm against his temple, and threatened to kill him if he did not comply.

For 45 minutes, the trio forced the victim around his home at gunpoint, ransacking the property and loading stolen goods into a "Summit Bank" duffle bag belonging to the victim.

The stolen items consisted of jewelry, including a luxury Baume & Mercier watch valued at $12,000 and a Fossil watch; vehicle titles; car keys; liquor bottles; the victim's cellphones; and $1,500 transferred from the victim’s account via three unauthorized $500 CashApp transactions.

The suspects fled the scene in a black 2015 Ford Taurus with a loud exhaust, which belonged to Nelson. Northampton Township Police utilized area traffic cameras to track the vehicle's movements before and after the home invasion, placing it in the area at the exact times of the crime.

Later that day, Philadelphia Police conducted a vehicle stop on Nelson's Ford Taurus on Dauphin Street in Philadelphia. During a search of the vehicle and forensic analysis of Nelson’s iPhone, detectives uncovered the stolen property and a loaded Glock 9mm handgun, which was revealed to have been stolen out of Philadelphia in 2022.

Police also located a pair of black latex gloves, which matched a torn piece of a latex glove left behind by the suspects in the victim's kitchen. Nelson's phone history also showed he had performed Google searches for the victim's exact address days prior, searched the internet for the value of the luxury watches, and contained photos taken at 4:18 a.m. on the night of the crime showing the suspects in masks holding up piles of $20 bills.

Hours after the robbery, a group text thread was created between Nelson, Savage, and Brown with a “bag of money” emoji as the header. In the thread, Brown texted photos of Savage posing with the stolen cash outside a location on Sellers Street in Philadelphia. The chat concluded with messages of “love you bruddas” and “love you more money.”