A New Jersey man was arrested outside Washington, DC’s Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle shortly before the annual Red Mass, according to court filings cited by the New York Post.
Louis Geri, 41, allegedly warned responding officers, “You might want to stay back and call the federales, I have explosives,” and later handed them a notebook expressing hatred toward the Catholic Church, Jews, ICE, and Supreme Court justices expected to attend the service — sentiments often associated with far-left extremists.
The Red Mass traditionally marks the opening of the Supreme Court’s term. Several justices reportedly stayed away as the bomb squad secured the scene. The recovered devices included capped vials of nitromethane and modified bottle rockets.
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- Roughly 200 explosive devices found outside the Cathedral of St. Matthew in Washington, DC.
- Suspect identified as Louis Geri, 41, who allegedly warned police and expressed hatred toward conservative institutions and figures often targeted by far-left activists.
- The Red Mass marking the Supreme Court term proceeded under heightened security as several justices stayed away.
- Devices included nitromethane vials and modified bottle rockets; Geri faces multiple federal charges, including manufacture or possession of a weapon of mass destruction in furtherance of a hate crime.
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