A Lawrence man was taken to jail on charges of disorderly conduct after he was accused of chasing another man with a weapon around 9 p.m. Thursday evening.

Lawrence Police Sgt. Craig Shanks said police were called to the 1100 block of East 13th Street after numerous complaints that a man, wielding either a knife, hatchet or baseball bat, was trying to attack another man. Police found the man whom witnesses had described and took him to jail on charges of disorderly conduct.

Shanks said police were unable to contact the victim.