"I love my daughter more than anything in the world. I would never deliberately try to hurt her. But bad things happen in battle," Somerville said on Facebook."
"Somerville said he was sober during the altercation and that he has been clean for nine months."
"In response to SFGATE's questions about Somerville's arrest, the Oakland Police Department said it is investigating an assault that occurred Monday just before 5:45 p.m. on the 1000 block of Arlington Avenue. (OPD did not directly name Somerville in its statement to SFGATE.)"
"A person reported that they had been physically assaulted inside a residence on Arlington Avenue, OPD said, and as officers were responding to the report, they discovered that the victim had relocated to a residence in West Oakland."
"Jail records viewed by Bay Area News Group showed that Somerville was held in the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin until Tuesday morning on suspicion of battery with serious bodily injury, the news outlet reported."
Ex-news anchor Frank Somerville was arrested again Monday after years of legal turmoil and alcohol-related allegations. The 67-year-old said on Facebook that he loves his daughter, would never deliberately try to hurt her, and that "bad things happen in battle." He said he was sober during the altercation and has been clean for nine months. The Oakland Police Department is investigating an assault reported just before 5:45 p.m. on the 1000 block of Arlington Avenue. Officers found the reported victim had relocated to West Oakland and took the suspect into custody after the suspect arrived on scene. Alameda County records show Somerville is out on bail, and jail records showed he was held in Santa Rita Jail until Tuesday morning on suspicion of battery with serious bodily injury.
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