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The FBI arrested a Massachusetts man who made social media comments 鈥渄eriding鈥� Jews, people of color, the LGBT community and liberals this week after he allegedly threatened to burn down the largest mosque in Boston.

Patrick Keogan, 44, of Wilmington, Mass., was arrested after a three-year investigation that included secretly placing a court-authorized GPS tracking device on his vehicle while threats were being posted on Facebook, court documents disclosed.

The FBI agent said in a court filing that it believes the suspect鈥檚 Facebook posts exceeded First Amendment protections because they were intended as threats.

During the federal investigation, FBI agents learned Keogan, who has a felony record, was illegally purchasing ammunition and posted Facebook pictures holding rifles and ammunition, both of which he is not allowed to possess under law. He now faces federal charges of 鈥渨illful threat to injure or intimidate another and destroy a building by means of fire鈥� and being a felon in possession of ammunition.

Court documents said the suspect鈥檚 Facebook account 鈥渋ncluded derogatory/anti-Islamic comments regarding Muslims.鈥� The account 鈥� with the name 鈥楶atrick Keogan 鈥� A. Wyatt Mann鈥� -- also contained posts deriding the Jewish faith, 鈥榖rown people,鈥� homosexuals and liberals.鈥�

鈥淭he self-selected vanity names associated at one point or another with the聽account includes 鈥楶atrick KillsMuslims Keogan,鈥� 鈥楶atrick BanIslam Keogan,鈥� 鈥楶atrickNatSoc Keogan,鈥� 鈥楶atrick Shitlord Keogan鈥� and 鈥楶atrick CyberBully Keogan,鈥欌�� the documents said.

鈥淭he person who owned the PatKeogan account also belonged to a closed Facebook group called the 鈥楢ryan Army,鈥欌�� a federal criminal complaint alleges.

The FBI became aware of Keogan in March 2013 when agents investigated a report that someone was making threats against the U.S. Congress, court documents said. At that time, agents learned Keogan had a Facebook page entitled 鈥淢uhammed [sic] fuxpigs.鈥�

When FBI agents contacted Keogan in 2013, he 鈥渟tated that he is often vocal about his political beliefs, especially when drinking.鈥� But his alleged threat-making didn鈥檛 stop even after being contacted by the FBI three years ago

Just months later, following the firebombing of the Islamic Center in Joplin, Mo., in July 2013, Keogan posted a Facebook comment saying the crime was carried out by an 鈥渦nknown hero.鈥�

Last year, he posted photographs showing himself holding an assault rifle with a large-capacity magazine and another depicting six black rifles and a shotgun which he entitled 鈥楳y black friends,鈥欌�� court documents said.

Another picture shows four high-capacity firearm magazines taped together to form a Nazi swastika, under the caption 鈥淪wastimag is best mag.鈥�

The charges, however, are tied to alleged threats he posted last November on the Facebook page of Roxbury鈥檚 Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center, charging documents allege. His post included 鈥渁n image depicting a mosque in flames with lettering superimposed that stated 鈥楤urn your local mosque,鈥� along with the statement 鈥楬ello scumbags.鈥� He is accused of posting the same image on the Facebook page of the Islamic Society of Northeastern University.

When FBI agents again contacted Keogan in December, he said that he had聽reposted the burning mosque image after terrorist attacks in Paris.

Keogan said he had been upset and 鈥渄---ing around online.鈥� Keogan said that he 鈥渨as sorry and that he needs to smarten up as he is too old to act this way.鈥�

With the FBI still monitoring his activities, Keogan traveled to New Hampshire in early May and illegally purchased ammunition 鈥� a sale captured on store surveillance cameras.

The arresting FBI case agent said in his affidavit that although some of the facts 鈥渄escribe beliefs and activity that might otherwise be protected by the First Amendment,鈥� he listed them to establish probable cause to believe that Keogan was behind the Facebook account and his postings were 鈥渋ntended as threats鈥� not constitutionally protected.