A man was arrested and charged with having a Molotov cocktail outside a Washington, D.C., Catholic church on Sunday ahead of a high-profile Mass meant to mark the start of the Supreme Court term.

Metropolitan police said 41-year-old Louis Geri, of Vineland, New Jersey, was arrested at the steps of the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle on Rhode Island Avenue, Northwest, after setting up a tent and refusing to leave. Officers determined that Geri had previously been barred from the Cathedral, although they didn't elaborate on the reason.

Police said officers observed multiple suspicious items, including vials of liquid and possible fireworks, inside Geri's tent. Members of the Metropolitan Police Department's Explosive Ordnance Disposal team and the Arson Task Force responded to the chu

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