Rob Morrison, a news anchor for WCBS-TV, was arrested on Sunday on charges of choking his wife during a domestic dispute at their Connecticut home, the police said on Monday.
According to today’s New York Times Morrison was charged with strangulation, threatening and disorderly conduct. He was released on $100,000 bail. He was scheduled to appear in Superior Court in Stamford, Conn., today.
He and his wife, Ashley Morrison, a CBS MoneyWatch reporter, issued a statement through their lawyer calling the charges “greatly exaggerated”, the NYT reported.
“Rob and Ashley Morrison are cooperating fully with the authorities to insure that all of the information necessary to properly evaluate this unfortunate incident is made available,” the statement said.
The report said that police officers arrived at the Morrisons’ home in Darien, Conn., about 1:30 a.m. on Sunday after receiving a call from the wife’s mother.
“Upon arrival, it was ascertained that Morrison had been becoming increasingly belligerent toward his wife during the course of the evening, culminating in his choking her by the neck with both hands,” the Darien Police Department said in a statement, according to the NYT.
While being arrested, Morrison threatened to further harm his wife, the police said.
Rachel Ferguson, a spokeswoman for WCBS, said the station would not comment on Morrison’s arrest, “because this is a personal matter”, the NYT said.
