Man charged with beating 99-year-old Milwaukee woman headed for trial 9%
By Chris Ramirez4%
8/7/2026, 3:42:01 PM
Topics: Criminal Justice, Violent Crime
Keywords: Milwaukee, Crime, Burglary, Home Invasion, Assault, Elderly Victim, Joseph Macias, Preliminary Hearing, Court, Trial
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A man accused of breaking into the home of a 99-year-old woman on Milwaukee's south side and beating her nearly to death will have the chance to plead his case before a jury.
Joseph Guadalupe Macias, 23, of Milwaukee, faces felony charges of burglary, first-degree reckless injury and battery to an elder person or adult at risk with the intent of doing great bodily harm.
He appeared in court virtually on Aug. 7 for a preliminary hearing via video feed from the jail.
Earlier that same day, prosecutors amended the charges against Macias to include modifiers that could subject him to harsher punishment because of the victim's age.
A series of failures delayed response to assault of Milwaukee woman, 99
What happened to the victim?
The woman told investigators Macias burst through the door and immediately began beating her and repeatedly kicking her.
When Milwaukee police officer Taylor Schmitz entered the home, more than three hours after the first 911 call, Macias was still there, the complaint says.
“What the [expletive] are you acting stupid for?”
Macias said to the officer, according to the document.
"What are you doing, bro?
You know I don’t care about dying, right?”
A timeline of the delayed 911 response to attack on Milwaukee woman
Suspect has been threatened since his arrest
Court Commissioner Andrea Bolender found enough probable cause existed to bind the case over for trial.
Macias entered not guilty pleas to all the charges through his attorney Michael Chernin, of Milwaukee.
Chernin, who court records show was retained by Macias on the day of the hearing, reported to the court that Macias recently has been getting death threats through a tablet that Macias has access to at the jail.
What's next for Joseph Guadalupe Macias?
A scheduling conference has been set for Aug. 17 before Circuit Judge Kristy Yang.
Macias remained in custody at the Milwaukee County Jail on Aug.
7.
His bail is set at $150,000.
Chris Ramirez covers courts for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
He can be reached at caramirez@usatodayco.com.
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