A man had more than 200 handmade destructive devices — including bottle rockets and molotov cocktails — in a tent on the steps of a D.C. cathedral where Supreme Court justices were expected to attend Mass on Sunday, court records show. During his arrest, Louis Geri threatened to ignite explosives and handed authorities pages of his notebook that, according to court records, expressed animosity toward the Catholic Church, Supreme Court justices, members of the Jewish faith and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

D.C. police first approached Geri inside a green tent posted on the top of the stairs leading to St. Matthew’s Cathedral as they cleared the block for Red Mass — an annual religious service marking the start of a new Supreme Court term and honoring the judiciary. Advertiseme

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