Man arrested for throwing book at BART police officer

SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) - A man was arrested this morning at San Francisco's Powell Street BART station on suspicion of assaulting a police officer, police said.

At about 7 a.m., the man, identified as 55-year-old Nathaniel Smith of San Francisco, allegedly threw a book at the officer patrolling the station. 

Police said the book did not hit the officer, but Smith was taken to the county jail.