While being processed, Rob Morrison made verbal threats to further harm his wife, according to the police statement.

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WCBS-TV released a statement saying that anchor Rob Morrison had quit, effective immediately.

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The arresting officers said they heard Rob Morrison threaten to do his wife more harm while they were processing him.

WSJ: NY TV anchor accused of choking wife at Conn. home

New York (CNN) -- WCBS news anchor Rob Morrison is facing charges of allegedly choking his wife, CBS MoneyWatch anchor Ashley Morrison, according to Connecticut authorities.

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Officers received a call early Sunday morning from WCBS-TV anchor Rob Morrison's mother-in-law about what was going on at the couple's home in Darien, police said.

WSJ: NY TV anchor accused of choking wife at Conn. home

Rob Morrison was taken into custody early Sunday at the couple's Darien home when police responded to a "domestic violence incident" called in by Ashley Morrison's mother, according to a statement from the Darien Police Department.

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