Overview

• Oakland police say they are investigating an assault reported just before 5:45 p.m. Monday at a residence on the 1000 block of Arlington Avenue.
• Jail records show Somerville, 67, was booked into Santa Rita Jail on suspicion of battery with serious bodily injury and released on bail Tuesday morning.
• The San Francisco Chronicle, citing sources familiar with the probe, reports police suspect he tackled his daughter and gripped her neck, nearly causing her to pass out.
• Somerville has publicly claimed self-defense and sobriety, posted and later deleted statements about the incident, and told KRON4 that charges were being dropped, a claim not independently confirmed.
• The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office is reviewing the case for potential charges, as Somerville’s attorney calls it a family matter she hopes will be resolved outside the criminal courts.