Frank Somerville was arrested twice within nine hours later year after confrontations with family members.
Former KTVU anchor Frank Somerville anchors the five o’clock news at the KTVU studio on Tuesday, May 5, 2009, in Oakland, Calif. OAKLAND — Frank Somerville, the longtime KTVU news anchor who lost his job after a well-publicized fall from grace, has pleaded no contest to alcohol-related reckless driving in a plea deal that dismisses most of the charges he racked up during disputes with family members last year, court records show.
In June 2023, police arrested Somerville on suspicion of making criminal threats, public intoxication, assault and a probation violation at a family member’s home in Berkeley. Nearly nine hours later, police said, they received another call from the same residence. Authorities said that after Somerville posted bail at the Berkeley jail, he went home and retrieved his vehicle. Police said he then returned to the family home to retrieve property he’d lost during the first encounter.
Officers responded and found Somerville sitting in his car, police said. According to police, he displayed objective physical signs of intoxication and was seen driving while under the influence. The officers then booked Somerville in Santa Rita Jail.
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