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<\/p>\nAt-Large Oakland City Councilmember Rowena Brown speaks during a press conference at Oakland City Hall in Oakland on Aug. 14, 2025. According to Brown\u2019s staff, Millhouse was an acquaintance that Brown was helping through a difficult time. \u00a0(Beth LaBerge\/KQED)<\/p>\n
A suspect has been arrested after Oakland<\/a> City Councilmember Rowena Brown was robbed and assaulted in her home last week by an acquaintance she was helping through a hard time.\u00a0<\/p>\n Oakland police arrested Ahshatae Millhouse, 38, of Hayward, in Livermore on Tuesday on suspicion of first-degree burglary, assault and false imprisonment. She was booked into Santa Rita Jail and arraigned in Oakland on Thursday.\u00a0<\/p>\n Brown\u2019s office said in a post on social media<\/a> this week that the council member at large sought medical treatment after the incident and is recovering with support from loved ones.<\/p>\n \u201cShe remains focused on her recovery and on continuing to serve the Oakland community,\u201d her office said. \u201cWe are grateful to the Oakland Police Department for its swift response, for taking the suspect into custody, and for its continued investigation of the incident.\u201d<\/p>\n According to court documents, Millhouse was at Brown\u2019s apartment in the early hours of July 19. Brown asked her to leave \u201cbecause of her escalating behavior,\u201d\u00a0and on her way to the door, Millhouse allegedly punched Brown twice, causing her to fall to the ground.\u00a0<\/p>\n Millhouse then dragged Brown by her hair into the living room, where she pressed her knee into Brown\u2019s neck, according to court documents. Millhouse placed both of her hands around Brown\u2019s neck and strangled her, the report said, before Brown was able to escape the apartment.<\/p>\n Millhouse allegedly fled the scene with Brown\u2019s purse and two cellphones.<\/p>\n \u201cSending you love, healing and support during this difficult time,\u201d Councilmember Janani Ramachandran wrote to Brown on social media<\/a>. \u201cYou are an incredibly strong person and Oakland is lucky to have your leadership!\u201d<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/OaklandPoliceCarKQED.jpg\")
An Oakland Police vehicle in Oakland, California, on Nov. 5, 2025. <\/p>\n