PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia prosecutors say a Virginia man who was caught with guns near the Pennsylvania Convention Center as votes were being tabulated in November 2020 should be jailed for using social media and attending a political rally in violation of his bail conditions.
The District Attorney’s Office on Wednesday asked a judge to revoke the $850,000 bail set for Joshua Macias, the 43-year-old co-founder of Veterans for Trump who is awaiting trial on charges of illegal gun possession and interfering with an election. Police said he and his alleged co-conspirator, Antonio LaMotta, were each found with a handgun, and investigators found an AR-15 style rifle and 117 rounds in their Hummer, which had QAnon insignia on it.
It’s the second time prosecutors have asked a judge to lock up Macias before trial. In January, they asked Common Pleas Court Judge Crystal Bryant-Powell to revoke Macias’ bail after presenting video evidence showing him and LaMotta on the Capitol grounds the day of the deadly insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021.
