A 35-year-old man accused of attempted murder in connection with a seemingly random machete attack in downtown Toronto Wednesday afternoon was remanded into custody after a brief bail hearing Thursday morning.

Police were called to the corner of Bay and Dundas streets Wednesday evening at around 4:30 p.m., after a 30-year-old victim suffered injuries to his head and leg from a machete. Police say they believe the attack was unprovoked.

The victim’s injuries are considered serious but non-life threatening.

Video footage of the incident showed security guards tackling the suspect and restraining him shortly after the alleged attack.

In two videos provided by Paragon Security, the company that employed the guards who took down the suspect, a suspect can be seen swinging a machete at another man who has fallen to the ground, using a bag to protect himself.

In the second video, a guard clad in black and white tackles the suspect from behind, while another guard rushes to the scene to handcuff him.

The first guard, Nathaniel McNeil, told reporters at a press conference Thursday that he charged into the suspect, applying his weight against him as his right hand carrying the machete pointed straight down towards the ground.

“He was still doing what he was doing with the machete and I managed to neutralize his hand with the machete and bring him to the floor.”

He said he was not thinking of his own safety as he brought the suspect down to the ground.

“I just wanted him to stop what he was doing,” McNeil said.

The suspect fell pinned to the floor. In the video, a blade shorter than the machete can be seen a short distance away from the suspect.

“That was my moment of opportunity to disarm him and apply hand restraints (on the suspect),” the second guard, Phillip Bonaparte, told reporters.

A foot-long machete and an eight inch hunting knife were recovered from the scene.

Bonaparte said he saw both knives on the suspect’s person as he was brought down. Police arrived seconds later to arrest the man.

Paragon Security Vice President Ted Salter said that usually, guards should defer to police when armed suspects must be apprehended, but this was an exceptional circumstance.

Arlington Thompson, of Queens, New York, has been charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, assault with a weapon and possession of a weapon.

Wearing a red hoodie, Thompson stood and clearly stated his name to a judge Thursday morning.

He is scheduled to appear in court again on Dec. 30 at Old City Hall in Room 101.