Philly Pair Nailed For Ivyland ‘Honeytrap’ Home Invasion, Gets State Time

Two Philadelphia men are headed to state prison after a judge said their online setup of an Ivyland homeowner turned into a violent home invasion in Northampton Township in April 2025. On Monday, 26-year-old Sevean Brown and 25-year-old Hassan Ameer Nelson were each sentenced to 4 to 8 years behind bars and ordered to pay $11,400 in restitution. The court also barred them from contacting the victim, who told prosecutors the assault left him traumatized. Authorities said the ambush involved masked intruders, firearms and the theft of high-value property from the house.

In a news release from the Bucks County District Attorney's Office, prosecutors described the crime as a premeditated "honeytrap" that began when a woman the victim had met online went back to his Ivyland home, then texted that she had left something inside. When he let her return, the setup was sprung. "This was a terrifying, orchestrated ambush that shattered a resident's sense of safety in his own home," District Attorney Joe Khan said in the release. According to the DA, Brown and Nelson pleaded guilty to a slate of felony and misdemeanor charges before Common Pleas Judge Stephen A. Corr, who imposed prison terms, restitution and a strict no-contact order.

How Prosecutors Say the Ambush Unfolded

According to CBS Philadelphia, the home invasion happened on April 13, 2025, and started when the woman, identified in court documents as Daiquan Savage, left the residence, then texted the victim claiming she had forgotten something. When the man opened a side door to let her back in, Brown and Nelson allegedly forced him to the ground, wearing masks and pointing black handguns. Prosecutors say the victim was pistol-whipped and threatened with death while his home was ransacked.

The CBS Philadelphia report states that the trio spent about 45 minutes going through the house and packing stolen items into a duffel bag that belonged to the victim. Among the reported losses were a Baume & Mercier luxury watch worth about $12,000, vehicle titles, car keys, liquor bottles, several phones and three unauthorized CashApp transfers of $500 each, for a total of $1,500.

Investigators Piece Together Digital and Physical Evidence

Northampton Township detectives used traffic cameras in the area to track the getaway vehicle and, according to the Bucks County Courier Times, Philadelphia police later stopped a Ford Taurus on Dauphin Street and recovered stolen property and a loaded 9mm handgun. The Courier Times reported that investigators also searched phones and reviewed photos that they say linked Nelson to the victim's address and to the value of the stolen watches.

6abc reported that Savage surrendered to authorities in May and faces multiple felony charges. Prosecutors say the phone evidence included a photo timestamped at 4:18 a.m. that showed masked suspects holding cash, along with a group text thread in which the participants appeared to celebrate the theft.

Charges and What Was Proven at Sentencing

According to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office, Brown and Nelson pleaded guilty to robbery, burglary, criminal trespassing, criminal use of a communication facility, theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property, terroristic threats, simple assault and conspiracy. Nelson also pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm without a license. Prosecutors presented Judge Corr with phone records, photographs and recovered items that they said tied both men directly to the crime.

The court imposed concurrent prison sentences of 4 to 8 years and ordered $11,400 in restitution to the victim. The DA credited Northampton Township Police, Philadelphia Police and the U.S. Marshals Service with helping to close the case.

Savage, 27, remains scheduled for a court hearing later this month, according to court filings cited by CBS Philadelphia. Prosecutors say the sentences handed down Monday reflect what they characterized as a carefully planned online setup that turned into a terrifying, hands-on robbery and left the victim working to recover from the trauma of the attack.