A 72-year-old woman who died after being arrested by Brentwood police in September was placed in custody at the request of a relative, the city’s interim police chief said.

In his first public statement about the death of Yolanda Ramirez, interim Chief Walter O’Grodnick said “she was placed under a citizen’s arrest at the request of a family member” following “a family dispute” on the morning of Sept. 26.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.