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The Independent UK
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Michael Kunzelman

Man pleads guilty to bringing explosives to a DC church marking the start of a Supreme Court term

State of the Union - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

A New Jersey man pleaded guilty Thursday to charges that he brought dozens of 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, court records show.

Louis Geri of Vineland is scheduled to be sentenced on July 27 by U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss. Geri remains jailed until sentencing after pleading guilty to two felony counts: illegal possession of a destructive device and extortion by wrongful use of force, violence or fear.

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