23yr-old arrested after attempting to detonate bomb near a bank in Oklahoma City

A 23‑year‑old US man who was "out for blood" when attempted to detonate what he believed was an explosives‑laden van outside an Oklahoma bank in a plot similar to the deadly 1995 bombing of the Oklahoma City federal building is expected to be formally charged today.

Federal officials said Jerry Drake Varnell of Oklahoma, was arrested over the weekend in connection with a plot to detonate a vehicle bomb in an alley adjacent to BancFirst in downtown Oklahoma City.

Officials said Varnell initially wanted to blow up the Federal Reserve Building in Washington, D.C., with a device similar to one used in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing that destroyed the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, killing 168 people and injuring hundreds more.

In a series of text messages with the FBI's informant, Varnell "claimed to have a bunker for when the world (or United States) collapsed" and indicated he was trying to build a team, the complaint states.

If convicted, Varnell faces between five and 20 years in prison.

Source : abcnews