( CNN ) -- A news anchor for WCBS in New York City has resigned following allegations that he choked his wife in their Connecticut home , a WCBS spokeswoman said Wednesday . The anchor , Rob Morrison , said in a statement released Wednesday that his `` family is my first and only priority right now . '' `` I have informed CBS 2 management that I need to put all of my time and energy into making sure that I do what 's best for my wife and my son , '' Morrison said . `` I very much appreciate the opportunity that CBS 2 has given me and I thank them for accepting my decision . '' Morrison was taken into custody early Sunday at the Darien home he shares with his wife , CBS MoneyWatch anchor Ashley Morrison , police said . He was arrested and accused of choking his wife with both hands after becoming `` increasingly belligerent ... during the course of the evening , '' a Darien police statement said . He was arrested on charges of second-degree strangulation , second-degree threatening and disorderly conduct .
Rob Morrison was accused of choking his wife , Ashley Morrison of CBS MoneyWatch . Rob Morrison : `` I need to put all of my time and energy '' into doing right by family . `` Family is my first and only priority right now , '' former WCBS anchor says .