A UNA student was arrested Sept. 6 after allegedly striking an Off-Campus Bookstore employee in the face during a dispute about the value of a textbook, according to UNA Police.

UNA police Chief Bob Pastula said Eric Harris Fraser, 51, is charged with third-degree assault and disorderly conduct after becoming confrontational about the dollar amount offered to return his college textbook.

Hayley Mitchell, a recent UNA graduate and bookstore employee, was working the day of the altercation between the suspect and her manager. When her manager offered to buy Fraser’s $74 textbook back for $60, an argument broke out between the two, according to Mitchell.

“It was a scary situation because you don’t think about customers getting that irate over $14,” Mitchell said. “You might get students who throw their book on the ground or swat their hand on the counter, but never anything on that level.”

After being asked to leave by officials at the Off-Campus Bookstore, Fraser struck the store manager who was helping him on the left side of his face, said officials. According to the police report, witnesses said Fraser jumped into his vehicle, squealed the tires and drove his car toward the victim after the altercation.

Pastula said Fraser turned himself in to UNA Police later that day and was transferred to the Lauderdale County Detention Center. He was released from jail on a $2,000 bond the same day.