{"id":2496032,"date":"2025-10-08T08:57:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T12:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/suspect-arrested-at-cathedral-after-hundreds-of-grenades-found\/"},"modified":"2025-10-08T08:58:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T12:58:45","slug":"suspect-arrested-at-cathedral-after-hundreds-of-grenades-found","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/suspect-arrested-at-cathedral-after-hundreds-of-grenades-found\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspect arrested at cathedral after hundreds of grenades found"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsuspect-arrested-at-cathedral-after-hundreds-of-grenades-found%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2496032&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A New Jersey man named Louis Geri was arrested in Washington, D.C., near St.Matthew&#8217;s cathedral after police found over 200 fully functional grenades in his tent, backpack, and pockets. Geri, who appeared homeless, was detained hours before the annual Red Mass ceremony marking the Supreme court&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nations-largest-4-year-public-university-system-mandates-covid-19-vaccine-for-students-and-faculty\/\" title=\"Nation\u2019s Large... 4-Year Public University Sy...em Mandates COVID-19 Vaccine For ...udents And Faculty\">fall term<\/a>. Authorities reported that he threatened officers with the explosives and planned to detonate them remotely using modified bottle rockets. He expressed unfriendly sentiments toward jews, Catholics, Supreme Court members, and ICE in documents found on him.Geri faces charges including possession of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/three-whitmer-plot-suspects-now-face-weapon-of-mass-destruction-charges\/\" title=\"Three Whitmer Plot Suspects Now Face Weapon Of ... Charges\">destructive device<\/a> and making a false report of a weapon of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/larry-johnson-the-cia-has-become-the-kgb\/\" title=\"Larry Johnson: The CIA Has Become the KGB\">mass destruction<\/a>. The FBI is reviewing the case,and Geri is held without bond. This incident is part of a disturbing trend of targeted threats and attacks on religious institutions in the U.S. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Suspect arrested at DC cathedral after being found with hundreds of grenades<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2359656\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Police arrested a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-jersey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New Jersey<\/a> man in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Washington, D.C.<\/a>, on Sunday who was accused of stashing over 200 &ldquo;fully functional&rdquo; grenades in his tent.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Louis Geri, who appeared to be homeless, was apprehended outside St. Matthew&rsquo;s Cathedral in Northwest Washington hours before an annual Red Mass ceremony marking the start of the Supreme Court&rsquo;s fall term, according to authorities. Police said they discovered the destructive devices inside his tent, backpack, and pockets as they cleared the space outside the church early Sunday morning.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3840372\/border-patrol-arrests-illegal-immigrants-trump-hit-55-year-low\/\">Border Patrol arrests of illegal immigrants over past year hit 55-year low<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3839983\/newsom-pritzker-national-governors-association-troop-deployments\/\">Newsom and Pritzker threaten to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >leave bipartisan group silent<\/a> on troop deployments<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3839322\/nick-sortor-misdemeanor-charge-dropped-portland-arrest\/\">Conservative influencer Nick Sortor has misdemeanor charge dropped after Portland arrest<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Geri was also found with documents showing animosity toward Jews, Catholics, Supreme Court members, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to records.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Geri planned to use modified bottle rockets to detonate them from a distance, according to documents seen by ABC 7. Police said he threatened to kill them and detonate the grenades as they attempted to clear the area around the cathedral over the weekend.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You might want to stay back and call the federales, I have explosives,&rdquo; Geri told officers when he was asked to leave the area, according to court records.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Do you want me to throw one out? I&rsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/live-stream-video-dominion-voting-systems-ceo-john-poulos-testifies-before-michigan-state-oversight-committee-100-pm-et\/\" title=\"LIVE-...REAM VIDEO: Dominion Voting Sy...ems CEO John Poulos Te...ifies Before Michigan ...ate Oversight Committee \u2013 1:00 PM ET\">ll test<\/a> one out in the street. I have a hundred plus of them,&rdquo; the suspect said. &ldquo;If you just step back, I&rsquo;ll throw one in the street, no one will get hurt, there will be a hole in the street. &hellip; If you just step back, I&rsquo;ll take out that tree. No one will get hurt, there will just be a hole where that tree used to be.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Several of your people are going to die from one of these,&rdquo; Geri told police as they warned him he would be removed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3835314\/government-shutdown-seeps-into-new-jersey-governors-contest-with-hudson-tunnel-project-stalled\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN SEEPS INTO NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR&rsquo;S CONTEST WITH HUDSON TUNNEL PROJECT STALLED<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The FBI is reviewing the items found on Geri, who has been charged with possession of a destructive device and false report of a weapon of mass destruction. He is being held in jail without bond.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The incident is the latest of targeted threats against religious institutions, including shootings at a Catholic church in Minneapolis and a Mormon church in Michigan. Three <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3784136\/shooting-minneapolis-annunciation-church-catholic-school\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">were killed <\/a>at Minnesota&rsquo;s Annunciation Church in August. 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