STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — Former New York TV news anchor Rob Morrison has pleaded guilty to threatening and breach of peace charges stemming from accusations he choked his wife in their Connecticut home in February. Morrison's lawyer, Robert Skovgaard, told The Advocate of Stamford (http://bit.ly/13uWeT3 ) that his client's pleas in Stamford Superior Court on Wednesday could clear the charges from his record if he completes two family violence programs. Skovgaard said his client does not want to prolong the case. "It is very unusual for any criminal defendant to want to enter a plea of guilty," Skovgaard said. "That having been said, Rob recognized the potential risks in going to trial, and...
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