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New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty for Church Bomb Threats

3/6/2026

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Louis Geri, a New Jersey man, pleaded guilty to charges related to bringing homemade explosive devices to a Washington, D.C. church during the annual Red Mass on October 5.
He set up a tent outside St. Matthew’s Cathedral containing over 100 explosive devices and a nine-page list of demands, which included money and an "expatriation flight" to Japan.
Geri expressed hostility towards the Roman Catholic Church and the Supreme Court and faces sentencing on July 27, with a recommended prison term of 5 years and 10 months to 7 years and 3 months.

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Louis Geri, a New Jersey man, pleaded guilty to charges related to bringing homemade explosive devices to a Washington, D.C. church during the annual Red Mass on October 5.
He set up a tent outside St. Matthew’s Cathedral containing over 100 explosive devices and a nine-page list of demands, which included money and an "expatriation flight" to Japan.
Geri expressed hostility towards the Roman Catholic Church and the Supreme Court and faces sentencing on July 27, with a recommended prison term of 5 years and 10 months to 7 years and 3 months.