An 18-year-old man is facing charges after he allegedly made online threats against students and staff at a school in Cape Breton.

The RCMP received a report Tuesday morning of threats posted on a social media site against students and staff of Inverness Education Centre/Academy.

Officers launched an investigation and arrested a man at an Inverness home later that day.

Nelson Fletcher Rudderham has been charged with uttering death threats. He was held in custody overnight and appeared in Port Hawkesbury provincial court Wednesday.

He was released on conditions and is due back in court on April 19.