A former Bay Space information anchor was arrested this week on suspicion of assault with severe bodily harm after a bodily altercation involving his daughter, in accordance with a social media put up and jail data.
Frank Somerville, 67, a former mainstay anchor for KTVU in Oakland, mentioned in a now-deleted Fb put up that he was taken into custody Monday night after a struggle together with his daughter. Alameda County jail data confirmed that Somerville was in custody at Santa Rita Jail on Tuesday morning.
Frank Somerville reserving picture.
(Berkeley Police Division)
The Oakland Police Division declined to reveal the circumstances surrounding Somerville’s arrest, saying solely that they responded to a report of a bodily assault at 5:45 p.m. Monday at a residence on Arlington Avenue. Additionally they declined to verify that Somerville was arrested.
Somerville’s on-line put up alleged that his daughter was experiencing marijuana “withdrawal” and demanded cash when she arrived at his residence unannounced.
“We acquired right into a bodily struggle as a result of she wouldn’t go away … I saved attempting to inform her to relax however she wouldn’t,” Somerville wrote. “I really like my daughter greater than something on the earth. I’d by no means intentionally attempt to damage her. However unhealthy issues occur in battle.”
Makes an attempt by The Occasions to succeed in Somerville’s daughter have been unsuccessful.
Somerville additionally couldn’t be reached for remark by The Occasions. His lawyer, Shannan Dugan, mentioned her consumer’s arrest resulted from an altercation and was the results of a “delicate” household situation that she believes will probably be settled out of court docket.
“He’s very unhappy about what occurred … He ended up with a whole lot of superficial accidents and I feel she in all probability did too,” Dugan mentioned. “I simply hope the prison justice system doesn’t irrevocably injury that relationship.”
This week’s incident marks Somerville’s fourth arrest in 4 years, in accordance with printed reviews.
In keeping with SFGate, Somerville was arrested and confronted two DUI expenses the identical yr he parted methods with KTVU after slurring his speech and mispronouncing phrases on air.
In 2023, he was arrested twice in a single night time after an altercation in Berkeley that relations allege occurred after Somerville confirmed as much as a household residence intoxicated, in accordance with the outlet.
