The Armed Hummer Rider Intending To Attack Pennsylvania Is A Conspiracy Theorist Who Wants To Help Trump

Donald Trump and a number of US servicemen (Source: Antara)

JAKARTA - Two men were charged with gun abuse charges in Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, USA, on Friday, November 6. The previous night they were arrested near the polling center for the election.

The local prosecutor's office explained that the two people were Antonio LaMotta (61) and Joshua Macias (41). The two drove from Virginia to Philadelphia in a Hummer. They were carrying two semi-automatic pistols loaded with bullets and an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle, complete with ammunition.

Pennsylvania Territory is one of several states that determine the US election. If Democratic candidate Joe Biden can outperform Republican candidate Donald Trump in Pennsylvania, then Biden wins the political battle.

The arrests of the two defendants were made near the Pennsylvania Convention Center, a ballot counting location which is also a major point of protest related to the election. There, supporters of Biden and Trump staged large demonstrations in recent days.

LaMotta and Macias were each charged with carrying a firearm in secret. Both were also charged with the crimes of carrying firearms on the street or public property, as well as minor crimes.

Conspiracy theory groups

Local media reported that the defendant's vehicle was affixed with a QAnon sticker. QAnon is identified as a conspiracy theory group in cyberspace.

The QAnon group believes Trump is currently quietly battling a global network of child sex predators. The Facebook and Twitter accounts allegedly belonging to LaMotta show a number of posts related to the conspiracy theory.

"QAnon is a positive military operation and is working to cripple the deep state (Oxford Languanges definition: members of government or military institutions believed to be involved in covert manipulation to influence or control policy)," wrote the Facebook account in April.

Anita LaMotta, the mother of the defendant, said that her son was driving to Philadelphia because "he wanted to help" in the rioting.