Bail reduction denied for man arrested near Pennsylvania Convention Center

Tuesday, November 17, 2020
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Joshua Macias, one of the men arrested outside of the Pennsylvania Convention Center while votes were being counted in Philadelphia on November 5, has been denied a bail reduction on Monday.

Antonio Lamotta, 61 (left) and Joshua Macias, 42 (right)



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According to Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, 42-year-old Macias and Antonio Lamotta, 61, both of Chesapeake, Va., have been charged with Concealed Firearm Without a License, a third-degree felony, and Carrying a Firearm on Public Streets or Public Property, a first-degree misdemeanor.

A woman was also with them, but she was not placed under arrest, officials said.

Police say they received a tip that individuals, armed with firearms, were on their way to the Convention Center area in a silver Hummer truck.

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The tip involved a group, possibly a family, who drove up from Virginia, intent on "straightening things out" during the vote count at the Convention Center.



At 10:20 p.m., officers spotted an unoccupied silver Hummer truck parked at 230 North 13th Street and alerted that over police radio.

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Minutes later, police said, two bicycle patrol officers discovered Macias and Lamotta.

Macias had a .40-caliber Beretta handgun inside his jacket, LaMotta had a 9mm Beretta in a holster and an AR-style rifle and ammunition were found inside the vehicle, Outlaw said. Authorities initially said that the rifle did not have a serial number but later said that it did.
Police said neither had a valid Pennsylvania permit to carry and were both placed under arrest.

According to authorities, the men said the Hummer was their vehicle. The vehicle had a window sticker and a hat with the logo for the internet group QAnon, which is known for spreading conspiracy theories. The FBI has labeled them a domestic terror threat.



Macias' bail remains set at $750,000.

Lamotta, who is also being held on $750,000, has a simlar bail hearing on Friday.
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