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Milwaukee man pleads guilty to carrying concealed pistol near Republican National Convention

On July 3, 2024, Donnell Tinsley from Milwaukee admitted to unlawfully possessing a hidden firearm near the security boundary of the Republican National Convention.
Federal agents stopped Tinsley on the convention’s first day in July 2024 after finding an AK-47-style pistol in his black tactical backpack while he wore black pants and a ski mask.
Tinsley, age 22, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge and was sentenced to 26 days of time served by Milwaukee County judge Marisabel Cabrera, who previously served as a Democratic state representative.
Tinsley’s lawyer, public defender Elizabeth Ellsworth-Kasch, did not provide a statement when contacted by phone on Monday regarding the guilty plea and sentencing.
The arrest took place shortly following Thomas Matthew Crooks's attempt to assassinate then-presidential candidate Donald Trump during a campaign event in Pennsylvania; Trump subsequently won the presidential election in November.

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