迈克尔·昆泽尔曼（Michael Kunzelman），来自新泽西州，因携带自制爆炸装置进入华盛顿特区的一座教堂而被判入狱近六年。该教堂当时正在准备举行年度宗教仪式，以庆祝最高法院新任法官的就职。
MICHAEL KUNZELMAN WASHINGTON — A New Jersey man was sentenced on Monday to nearly six years in prison for taking homemade explosive devices to a Washington, D.C., church that was preparing for an annual Mass celebrating the start of the Supreme Court’s term.
在联邦地方法官兰道夫·莫斯（Randolph Moss）宣判路易斯·杰里（Louis Geri）五年十个月的监禁以及三年缓刑期间，杰里拒绝在法庭上发表任何陈述。
Louis Geri declined to address the court before U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss sentenced him to five years and 10 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release.
莫斯表示，在判决时，他充分考虑了杰里对公众构成的威胁，同时也考虑到了杰里“严重的心理健康问题”以及他接受适当治疗的需求。
Moss said he balanced the danger that Geri poses to the public with the defendant’s history of “very serious mental health issues” and his need for adequate treatment.
“这是一起极其严重的犯罪行为，”法官说道，“虽然杰里的作案方式显得十分怪异，但其暴力威胁却是真实存在的。”杰里于2025年10月5日在圣马太使徒大教堂（Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle）外被捕。当时，警察正在为年度宗教仪式清理现场。警方在杰里身上发现了大量文件，其中表达了对罗马天主教会、犹太人以及最高法院的强烈敌意。虽然一些最高法院法官通常会参加这一仪式，但去年的庆典并未有任何法官出席。
“This was an extremely serious offense,” the judge said. “It may have been carried out in a bizarre manner, but the threat of violence was a serious one.”Geri was arrested on Oct. 5, 2025, outside the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, where police officers were clearing the area before the annual Red Mass. Police said they found in Geri’s possession paperwork that expressed “significant animosity” toward the Roman Catholic Church, Jewish people and the Supreme Court. Some justices usually attend the celebration, but none went to last year’s ceremony.
根据法庭文件，杰里在教堂外的台阶上搭建了一个帐篷，帐篷内装有100多件自制爆炸装置，同时还有一份长达九页的“书面要求清单”。文件显示，杰里向警方表示自己掌握了这些爆炸装置，并威胁称：“如果我的要求得不到满足，你们的一些人将会丧命。”
On steps outside the church, Geri had set up a tent containing more than 100 homemade explosives along with a nine-page “list of written demands,” according to a court filing . Geri told police that he had explosive devices and said “several of your people are gonna die from one of these” if his demands weren’t met, the filing says.
杰里的书面要求包括索要钱财、要求被安排飞往日本，以及要求最高法院将亚利桑那州从美国领土上“分离出去”。
Geri’s written demands included requests for money, for an “expatriation flight” to Japan and for the Supreme Court to remove Arizona from the United States.
检察官写道：“杰里的意图非常明确：如果他的要求得不到满足，无辜的人将会死亡，而华盛顿纪念碑、最高法院大楼以及白宫等重要的历史地标也将遭到破坏。”
“The defendant’s intent was clear: If his list of demands was not met, innocent people would die and prominent, historic landmarks, such as the Washington Monument, the Supreme Court, and the White House, would be destroyed,” prosecutors wrote .
杰里的律师表示，这位来自新泽西州的男子是从阿肯色州前往华盛顿的。他在二十多年前就被诊断出患有双相情感障碍，但在被捕前几个月停止了服药。
Geri’s attorney said the New Jersey native, who had traveled to Washington from Arkansas, was diagnosed with bipolar disorder more than two decades ago and had stopped taking his medication in the months leading up to his arrest outside the church.
“他的行为是由于一种可以治疗的疾病失控所导致的，并非出于恶意或伤害他人的意图，”辩护律师伊丽莎白·穆林写道。
“His conduct was the product of a treatable medical condition spiraling out of control, not malice or an actual intent to harm,” defense attorney Elizabeth Mullin wrote .
杰里在三月对两项重罪指控表示认罪：非法持有危险物品，以及通过滥用暴力或恐吓手段进行敲诈勒索。
Geri pleaded guilty in March to two felony counts: illegal possession of a destructive device and extortion by wrongful use of force, violence or fear.
杰里与检方一致认为，判处五年零十个月至七年零三个月的监禁是合适的。虽然法官并不受这一建议的约束，但如果法官判处更长的刑期，杰里仍有权撤回自己的认罪声明。
Geri and prosecutors agreed that a prison term ranging from five years and 10 months to seven years and three months would be appropriate. Moss wasn’t bound by that recommendation, but Geri could have withdrawn his guilty plea if the judge had imposed a longer sentence.