Garison Riggs Pate, 17, (pictured) was arrested for threatening to 'commit Jihad' on abortion clinic

A Texas man has been arrested for allegedly threatening to 'commit Jihad' on an abortion clinic.

Garison Riggs Pate, 17, was arrested on Tuesday and charged as an adult with making a terroristic threat after he allegedly posted menacing comments on Twitter.

A now deleted tweet February 17 from the username @TomboysDMme features a photo of a male holding a gun and a phone with a cloth covering most of his face, Dallasnews.com reported.

The words 'I'm going to commit jihad on an abortion clinic' typed across the screen and were allegedly written by him.

A terrorist threat is categorized as a Class B misdemeanor. If convicted, he faces up to 180 days in jail. In Texas, 17-year-olds are automatically charged as adults.

Waxahachie Police Lieutenant Marcus Brown said it was unclear which clinic Pate was referring to.

Brown told Dallasnews.com: 'The threats were credible enough to get a warrant.'

Other tweets from the same username include photos and videos of guns and references to murder.

The tweets are also filled with racist remarks, Dallasnews.com reported. There appear to be no abortion clinics near where the suspect is from in Ellis County. However there are clinics in Dallas, Austin and Fort Worth.

Garison Riggs Pate posted a series of chilling images and comments on his Twitter account

In one Tweet which has been deleted, Pate is seen with blood on his hands in a staged photo in which he appears to show the aftermath of an abortion (pictured)

The website also reported that the tweets from his account made several references to firearms and the sandbox video game 'Minecraft.'

A couple of weeks ago, the teen wrote: 'It's not easy being a violent psychopath with access to multiple firearms.'

Law enforcement authorities reportedly retrieved firearms and other evidence after obtaining a warrant to search Pate's home.