A former camp counselor was arrested last weekend after allegedly threatening to “create the next Columbine shooting” if children at the Texas summer camp were to “piss him off.”

Authorities arrested 23-year-old Mario Bernal, of Vernal, Utah, on Sunday over “terroristic threats” made to Christian Camp Cho-Yeh in Livingston, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post on Tuesday. 

Bernal, who was reportedly facing termination over cruel behavior and mistreatment of children, allegedly repeated his threat to recreate the 1999 Columbine High School incident – which left 12 students and one teacher dead – if the camp fired him, according to Fox 26 Houston, citing an arrest warrant affidavit.

Police nabbed Mario Bernal outside the camp entrance on Sunday in Livingston, Texas, after receiving reports that the 23-year-old made threats to the Christian camp. (Livingston Police Department)

Polk County Jail online records show Bernal remains in custody and is being held on a $250,000 surety bond.