He Admitted To Threatening To 'Shoot Up' A Hospital, Police Say. Now, He's In Jail.

An Oklahoma man found himself behind bars this week after police say he threatened to "shoot up" a hospital in Tulsa.

According to police, Troy Eaton threatened to shoot up Saint Francis Hospital on Jan. 4.

Police responded to the hospital at approximately 3:30 p.m. for a disturbance. When they arrived, officers found a man, later identified as Eaton, interfering with medical personnel who were treating his mother. He was removed from the property.

According to police, Eaton then went to a gas station and told a employee that he was going to return to the hospital and "shoot up the place." Police also say that Eaton had posted a threat to the hospital on his personal Facebook page.

Eaton was arrested on Jan. 5, when officers found him at a home near 49th West Avenue and Charles Page Boulevard. Police say Eaton admitted to being involved in a disturbance at the hospital, making several threats while at the gas station and posting at threat online.

Eaton is charged with threatening a violent act and was placed in jail on $25,000 bond, according to Fox 23.