TREASURE ISLAND — A Tampa man faces charges of aggravated battery after reportedly whacking a visiting tourist with a shovel in a dispute over digging at the beach Friday evening.

According to WTSP-TV, the Treasure Island Police Department said Christopher Carosella, 53, struck 18-year-old Christian Geis twice, causing bruising and abrasions.

Carosella reportedly became upset when the Lexington, Ky., youth refused to comply with his demand to stop digging. Carosella reportedly argued with Geis over a large hole the youth had dug.

Drew Geis, Christian's father, told WTSP-TV that 45 minutes later Carosella took the shovel his son had left on the beach and attacked him when he was walking back to his hotel room.

A report on the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office website said Carosella was booked at 7:44 p.m. on a charge of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.

That report said Carosella was later released from the Pinellas County Jail after posting $10,000 bond. Court records do not list an attorney for him.