Morrison is due back in court March 26.
This booking photo released by the Darien, Conn., Police Department shows WCBS-TV anchor Rob Morrison arrested Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013, at his home in Darien. Police said he fought with his wife and then choked her at their home and threatened her even after he was arrested. Morrison was scheduled to be in court Tuesday on charges of strangulation, threatening and disorderly conduct.
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) – A New York City TV news anchor accused of choking his wife at their Connecticut home has been ordered to stay away from her.
The clerk’s office at Stamford Superior Court says a judge issued an order of protection against WCBS-TV’s Rob Morrison.
He has to stay 100 yards away from Ashley Morrison except when they’re both at work. She works for “CBS Moneywatch.”
Morrison was charged Sunday with strangulation, threatening and disorderly conduct. Police said he had been belligerent toward his wife and had his hands wrapped around her neck.
They said he kept threatening her while he was being processed.
His lawyer, Robert Skovgaard, did not enter a plea. On Monday he said the allegations have been exaggerated.
Morrison is due back in court March 26.
Rob Morrison, who has been a combat correspondent and was a reporter and anchor for WNBC-TV, anchors WCBS-TV's news programs "This Morning" and "News at Noon." Ashley Morrison worked for Bloomberg Television before joining "CBS MoneyWatch." He also worked for WWLP in Springfield in the 1990s. The couple has a young son.