(Iowa City) – A judge in eastern Iowa, Wednesday, ordered a Colorado man detained, following statements the man made when he attempted to purchase a weapon.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Stephen Jackson noted that 40-year-old Adam Vannoy attempted to buy guns in Iowa after he was released on bond from a jail in Nebraska, where troopers had seized several firearms and marijuana from his vehicle during a March 14 traffic stop. T

Vannoy raised eyebrows last week when he said he was surprised people didn’t suspect he was the Boulder mass shooter. The judge says Vannoy’s continued attempt to obtain weapons and odd behavior justifies the government’s request to jail him pending trial.