New York news anchor arrested for attempting to choke his wife A police photo of Rob Morrison after the weekend choking incident. Picture: Connecticut police Source: Supplied A NEW York TV news anchor has been arrested for allegedly attempting to strangle his wife. Rob Morrison, 44, an anchor for WCBS-TV, was charged after the weekend confrontation at their Connecticut home. Morrison is accused of choking his wife, CBS reporter Ashley Morrison. She reportedly did not need medical treatment but displayed red marks on her neck, police said. The Morrisons issued a joint statement saying they were "cooperating fully with the authorities to insure that all of the information necessary to properly evaluate this unfortunate incident is made available. The Morrisons are confident that a full review of this matter will show that the allegations have been greatly exaggerated.