A Quebec man accused of threatening a family with a chainsaw during an alleged road rage incident on Sunday has pleaded not guilty.

Manuel Delisle, 37, from St. Jerome, Que., appeared in court on Tuesday and was charged with assault with a weapon in connection with the alleged incident directed at a father, mother and their two young children.

The mother recorded the incident with her phone and posted the video to Facebook, where it has since gone viral. It has been viewed more than 1.1 million times on Facebook alone, and shared by tens of thousands of Facebook users.

In the video, the man can be seen shouting and holding up a chainsaw. At one point he revs the chainsaw, causing the two children to scream and call for their mother. The mother can be heard shouting that she has called the police. The man makes several obscene gestures and walks away from the vehicle.

Police say the confrontation came about after Alexandre Hermenier, his wife and two kids blocked Delisle in a parking lot with their minivan after Delisle cut them off.

Delisle has been ordered by the court to have no contact with the alleged victims. His next court appearance is slated for July 7.

Police won’t say whether anyone from the family will be charged.

Saint-Jérôme police spokesman Robin Pouliot says drivers should call 911 instead of taking such matters into their own hands.

“Instead of getting into a car chase or trying to play the hero,” he says, “write down as much information as possible, such as a description of the vehicle, plate number and colour.”