Benjamin Deal Whitehead, 23, of Cottonwood, Ala. He is a former student, having attended between 2009 and 2013. He was arrested and charged with four counts of first degree criminal mischief on Tuesday, August 5. (MCSO)

MOBILE, Alabama-- An individual vandalized several buildings on the University of South Alabama campus, leaving behind jagged glass and gaping windows on Tuesday.

The incident may have occurred around 6 a.m., but interim public relations director Bob Lowry said that the vandalism may have been in bursts.

The suspect in the case has been arrested and charged on four counts of first degree criminal mischief, said Lowry. The suspect is Benjamin Deal Whitehead, 23, of Cottonwood, Ala. He is a former student, having attended between 2009 and 2013.

Whitehead had a previous arrest for misdemeanor criminal trespassing in 2013.

Lowry added that officials were able to obtain video of the suspect at one of the locations from a surveillance camera.

The worst hit building was the psychology section located in the University Commons, across the street from the main campus.

The suspect threw a condenser unit, according to the department's secretary, Lisa Nash. Nash's office window was completely knocked out and glass was so forcefully knocked in that her jacket was torn as it hung from the back of her chair.

The main entrance doors were also not spared with double holes, and the windows past were broken as well.

USA's Marx library suffered two broken windows, which is profound because the four-story building had several layers of glass.

Meisler Hall, where admissions, financial aid and other offices are located suffered a smashed front left door and a shattered ATM screen located outside of the building.

A fourth story window was the only window affected at the Allied Health Building and dangling glass could be seen from the ground floor. Caution tape surrounded the area beneath it, as well as rest of the areas on campus with broken glass.

Lowry said it was premature to offer a damage estimate and will provide one as it is learned.

USA is between summer semester and fall semester, and Lowry was not sure if campus police patrols were diminished when school is not in session.

The affected windows will be boarded up before the end of the day on Tuesday, he said.

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Updated with suspect's name at 3:25 p.m.