Marion Barry was arrested last night, after a woman flagged down a Park Police officer in Anacostia Park, claiming that the Ward 8 Councilman had been stalking her. The former Mayor was released after being processed at central lockup, but will need to make a court date at some point to face the charges.

According to the Park Police, the woman, who was in another car, “indicated there was some sort of discussion, dispute, angst” with Barry, and after a review of the situation, an officer from New York found appropriate cause to arrest Barry. Barry’s spokeswoman claimed that the Councilman was simply “enjoying his 4th of July holiday.”

City Paper’s Mike DeBonis has the complete run-down of the details to date. Of course, all eyes will be on the Mayor-for-Life if and when he decides to comment on the arrest — we’ll keep you updated as more information about the mysterious exchange between Barry and the woman emerges.

UPDATE [1:30 p.m.]: Barry will address the media at 2 p.m. this afternoon, according to NBCWashington.com. Keep it tuned here for more updates as Barry’s statement is released.

The City Paper reports that sources are claiming that the woman who flagged down the Park Police was Donna Watts, whom Barry has been dating for some time. WTOP managed to get Barry spokesperson Natalie Williams to comment — she claims that the stalking charges are “baseless.”

Additionally, Williams told WTOP that “the woman and Barry are friends and had lunch earlier in the day” and that Barry is considering “the charges a betrayal.”

UPDATE [3:40 p.m.]: More details are now coming in from the press conference with Barry spokesperson Natalie Williams. Barry did not attend because he has been attending church all day. According to Williams, Barry felt that Watts knew “exactly what she was doing.” Williams also indicated that Watts has accused Barry of stalking her in the past, but was adamant that every meeting she had with Barry was consentual. Barry has helped Watts financially in the past.

The Councilman, along with his attorney, is scheduled to speak to the media at a press conference tomorrow morning at the Wilson Building at 10 a.m. Barry’s preliminary hearing on the charges has been set for July 9. Of course, the main question that everyone will be asking is how these charges will affect Barry’s probation, stemming from his numerous tax troubles — a question whose answers will certainly shake out as his court date approaches.