Teen: Woman tried to pry off fake nails in dispute

[March 19, 2010]  MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) -- A teenage girl who balked at paying for a set of inch-long, pumpkin-orange fake fingernails in a dispute at a Mount Vernon nail salon said a nail technician grabbed her and tried to pry the nails off.

The 48-year-old technician told the Skagit Valley Herald that the dispute was strictly verbal.

The technician said she and the customer argued over the design on the girl's nails and the girl tried to leave without paying.

Once a police officer arrived, the 13-year-old girl and her mother agreed to pay $10. The technician said the nails and her labor were worth about $30.

Police spokeswoman Jill Boudreau said police are referring the case to the city's prosecutor for a possible misdemeanor assault charge.

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Information from: Skagit Valley Herald, http://www.skagitvalleyherald.com/

[Associated Press]

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