Louis Geri sentenced to 5 years for 2025 DC Red Mass attack

Louis Geri received a 70-month prison sentence for his role in a bomb plot targeting the 2025 Red Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia announced the sentence on September 28. Following his prison term, Geri must serve three years of supervised release.

Geri, a New Jersey man, was arrested on October 5, 2025, outside the cathedral. Police stated he had planned a bomb plot specifically targeting Catholics and Supreme Court justices. He was charged with threats to kidnap or injure a person and possession of a Molotov cocktail. In March, Geri pleaded guilty to an extortion charge involving a violation of the federal Hobbs Act and possession of an unregistered firearm. According to the government, he had prepared a list of demands that included hundreds of thousands of dollars in payments.

U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro stated that Geri chose to terrorize a sacred space and endanger parishioners and officers, which prevented Supreme Court justices from attending the annual religious event. Prosecutors had originally requested an 87-month sentence.