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Red Mass Bomb Threat Prison Sentence

28 Sep to 2 Oct
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Red Mass Bomb Threat Prison Sentence. (2026, October 13). The Aporia. https://the-aporia.com/event/41364

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The Independent28 Sep

Louis Geri, a New Jersey man, was sentenced to five years and ten months in prison for bringing homemade explosives to the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C., where an annual Red Mass event for Supreme Court justices was taking place. On October 5, 2025, Geri set up a tent with over 100 explosive devices and made threats against several prominent landmarks if his demands were not met. Judge…

Man gets 6 years in prison for taking explosives to church hosting annual Red Mass for justices →
Toronto Star28 Sep

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.

Man gets 6 years in prison for taking explosives to church hosting annual Red Mass for justices →
Reason2 Oct

Louis Geri, 42, from New Jersey, received a 70-month prison sentence for threatening to detonate over 100 homemade explosive devices at St. Matthew's Cathedral during the Red Mass in Washington, D.C., on October 5, 2025. He was arrested after setting up a tent with explosives and issuing demands including financial payments, declaring Arizona a foreign enemy, and imposing religious restrictions on faith leaders…

Red Mass Explosive Man Asked S. Ct. to "Remove Arizona from the United States" and "Declare It a 'Foreign Enemy'" →

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Red Mass Explosive Man Asked S. Ct. to "Remove Arizona from the United States" and "Declare It a 'Foreign Enemy'" Reason

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  1. 28 Sep

    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.

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

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  • 2 Oct Red Mass Explosive Man Asked S. Ct. to "Remove Arizona from the United States" and "Declare It a 'Foreign Enemy'"Louis Geri, 42, from New Jersey, received a 70-month prison sentence for threatening to detonate over 100 homemade explosive devices at St. Matthew's Cathedral during the Red Mass in Washington, D.C., on October 5, 2025. He was arrested after setting up a tent with explosives and issuing demands including financial payments, declaring Arizona a foreign enemy, and imposing religious restrictions on faith leaders…Reason
  • 28 Sep Man gets 6 years in prison for taking explosives to church hosting annual Red Mass for justicesA 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.Toronto Star
  • 28 Sep Man gets 6 years in prison for taking explosives to church hosting annual Red Mass for justicesLouis Geri, a New Jersey man, was sentenced to five years and ten months in prison for bringing homemade explosives to the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C., where an annual Red Mass event for Supreme Court justices was taking place. On October 5, 2025, Geri set up a tent with over 100 explosive devices and made threats against several prominent landmarks if his demands were not met. Judge…The Independent

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