Former City Councilman Wilson Riles Jr was brutally attacked by OPD inside City Hall on 10/17. According to news reports, Riles, 73 years old, was thrown to the ground and then taken to Santa Rita jail, where he had to post $20,000 bail to be released.

Riles is requesting community support as he brings his case to the Oakland Police Commission Thursday.

Per SF Gate:
"A former Oakland City Councilmember says he was forcibly arrested in the city's Planning and Zoning department on Thursday after an argument with staff stemming from a long dispute over having a sweat lodge on his property for his Native American spiritual practices."

"Wilson Riles Jr., 73, served on the Oakland City Council from 1979-1992. He said that as he was leaving the city office on Thursday morning he was confronted by police officers who threw him to the ground and handcuffed him without giving him any indication that they intended to arrest him."

See also https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2019/10/21/oakland-police-chief-orders-probe-into-arrest-of-ex-councilman-wilson-riles-jr/