Longtime Bay Area broadcaster Frank Somerville, 67, was arrested on suspicion of battery after a fight with his 20-year-old daughter that he later described in a since-deleted Facebook post
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- Frank Somerville, 67, was arrested Monday Sept. 15 on suspicion of battery with serious bodily injury, according to jail records reviewed by PEOPLE
- In a since-deleted Facebook post, he allegedly wrote that his daughter demanded money and “wouldn’t leave,” adding, “Bad things happen in battle”
- His daughter reportedly told authorities he was the aggressor
Once a familiar face on Bay Area newscasts, Frank Somerville is now facing assault allegations involving his 20-year-old daughter.
The 67-year-old former KTVU anchor was arrested Monday Sept. 15 on suspicion of battery with serious bodily injury, per jail records reviewed by PEOPLE. The call came in just before 5:45 p.m. to a residence on Arlington Avenue in Oakland, according to SFGATE.
In a since-deleted Facebook post shared by the outlet, as well as the San Francisco Chronicle and the Los Angeles Times, Somerville allegedly wrote that his daughter, Callie, came to his home upset about her overdrawn bank account, demanded money, grabbed his phone and “wouldn’t leave.”…