Sunday morning in Brantford turned out to be anything but quiet after an agitated nude man with a big knife was spotted walking down the street.

A "concerned citizen" first called 911 just before 9 a.m. Sunday, Brantford police say, and told the operator that a naked man holding a large cleaver was walking down the street in Brantford and yelling into his cell phone.

Police found him in the area of Dublin Street and Fulton Street, and discovered that he was, in fact, naked from the waist down and carrying a large butcher knife.

He was also yelling at a second man who was inside a residence at the time and threatening him, police say.

The officers spoke with the man and he agreed to drop the knife. He was then arrested.

A 58-year-old Brantford man is facing charged of possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose and uttering death threats. He was held for a bail hearing.