A man allegedly waved a machete at strangers near a Roseville park and swung it at a passerby who tried to intervene, then threw the weapon behind a tree as deputies arrived.

Christopher Michael Lewis, 35, of Saint Paul faces a felony charge of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon. The complaint was filed this week in Ramsey County Court.

Deputies responded around 6:15 p.m. on Sunday, March 8, to the 1800 block of Rice Street in Roseville to assist Roseville police with an assault call. Dispatch reported a man chasing people around the park with a machete, court documents say.