Explosives, Fireworks Found In Tent Outside DC Cathedral Ahead Of Red Mass: Police

Vineland resident Louis Geri, 41, is the subject of an investigation after setting up a tent outside Saint Matthew’s Cathedral in Northwest DC — where he had already been barred from the area — and being found with a molotov cocktail and other questionable items, police say.

Shortly before 6 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 5, officers assigned to a detail for the Red Mass at the church engaged with Geri, who set up a tent on the steps of the cathedral.

Officers quickly determined the man had previously been barred from the church grounds and “refused to vacate the premises,” police said…

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