An Oklahoma high school student is behind bars after a cab driver reported hearing him plotting a Columbine-shooting at his school, police said.
Timmy Eike, 18, was arrested on Tuesday after police found a shotgun, rifle and 250 rounds of ammunition in his bedroom.
The teenager’s arrest came a day after gunman James Holmes appeared in a Colorado court accused of killing 12 people and injuring 58 during a midnight screening of the Batman movie.
Eike, who was supposed to be a senior at Woodward High School this fall, also allegedly watched videos of the 1999 Columbine massacre in preparation for carrying out a mass killing.
The cab driver came forward last Sunday telling police he feared Eike was preparing to carry out a possible killing spree, court records show.
The whistle-blower told KWTV News 9 that he drove the teenager to work at Wal-Mart several times over recent weeks. It was then Eike allegedly spoke about killing people, hiding bodies and fleeing the country.
'I did what I figured anybody else would have done,’ the driver, who wanted to remain anonymous, told News 9.
Court records show that Eike brought the weapons illegally in the past month.
The teenager is charged with unlawful possession of a firearm and lying to a licensed dealer about his mental condition.
Eike is currently in the Logan County Jail and a judge will decide on Monday whether to release him on bond.
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