Fort McPherson RCMP have arrested a man after he allegedly made threats while on school property in Tsiigehtchic, N.W.T., earlier this week.

Richard Andre, 60, is charged with two counts of uttering threats and one count of failing to comply with a release order.

According to an RCMP press release Thursday, Andre allegedly made threats involving a firearm at a school in the community, just before 1 p.m. Tuesday.

Andre, from Tsiigehtchic, is alleged to have "uttered threats multiple times to obtain a firearm and shoot 'everyone,'" according to RCMP.

Both schools in Tsiigehtchic were locked down until after Andre was found at a residence in the community and taken into custody without incident.

In an email to CBC, an RCMP spokesperson said: "The suspect was on one of the two schools' property when he first made a threat, and was located outside the other school when he made subsequent threats."

RCMP say no students or staff were injured. Andre was transported to Yellowknife for a bail hearing.

According to court documents, Andre has a long criminal history that includes convictions for assault, assault causing bodily harm and for assaulting a peace officer.

In addition to the charges he's facing in connection with Tuesday's incident in Tsiigehtchic, Andre is accused of an unrelated aggravated assault. He is accused of wounding a man in Tsiigehtchic a year and a half ago. He's scheduled to have a jury trial on that charge in Inuvik in October.