A 37-year-old man is facing charges after Guelph police say a child was threatened with a hatchet.
Authorities said officers were called to a townhouse complex on Sunday around 6:15 p.m.
Witnesses told police they saw the accused take the weapon out of his car and got to the playground area where he appeared to use it while yelling at a young child.
The man and child do not know each other and investigators said no one involved in the incident is hurt.
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Police said they found the individual sitting inside his car and he showed signs of impairment including slurred speech and the smell of alcohol on his breath.
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When asked to provide a breath sample, they said the man refused.
The man has been charged with assault with a weapon, possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose, impaired operation and refusing a breath sample.
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