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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Michael Kunzelman

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

Supreme Court - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

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.

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.

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