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Man gets 6 years in prison for taking explosives to church hosting annual Red Mass for justices

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Kunzelman, M. (2026, September 28). Man gets 6 years in prison for taking explosives to church hosting annual Red Mass for justices. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/united-states/man-gets-6-years-in-prison-for-taking-explosives-to-church-hosting-annual-red-mass-for-justices/article_0da263ab-3dfe-5628-a777-5a6ae6a2756c.html

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A man from New Jersey received a sentence of five years and ten months in prison plus three years of supervised release for bringing homemade explosive devices to a church in Washington, D.C. The incident occurred at a location preparing for an annual Red Mass, which celebrates the beginning of the Supreme Court’s term. Louis Geri did not speak during his sentencing by U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss.

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Louis Geri, a 42-year-old man from Vineland, New Jersey, was sentenced on Monday to nearly six years in prison for bringing homemade explosive devices to the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C., ahead of the annual Red Mass celebrating the start of the Supreme Court’s term. Judge Randolph Moss handed down a sentence of five years and 10 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release. Geri was arrested on October 5, 2025, outside the church where he had set up a tent with over 100 explosive devices made from materials like nitromethane, magnesium, charcoal, and thermite, which he purchased in Arkansas and assembled in Virginia. The judge acknowledged Geri's serious mental health issues but also emphasized that the threat posed by his actions was severe.

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A New Jersey man was sentenced on Monday to nearly six years in prison for taking homemade explosive devices to a Washington, D.C., church that was preparing for an annual Mass celebrating the start of the Supreme Court’s term. asserted

that → sentence → term

Louis Geri declined to address the court before U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss sentenced him to five years and 10 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release. asserted

Moss → decline → release

Man gets 6 years in prison for taking explosives to church hosting annual Red Mass for justices

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