AR - TV anchorwoman stabbed/beaten, near death
- From: ParallelCooler@xxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:43:15 -0700 (PDT)
I can't think of another job that would put a woman (especially a
single one) in danger from a stalker.
If you saw Oliver Stone's "W" this weekend, you saw Anne Pressly as
Ann Coulter.
Two stories:
http://www.katv.com/news/stories/1008/562863.html
Little Rock - Little Rock police are investigating an early-morning
home invasion that has left a KATV morning anchor hospitalized.
According to authorities, Anne Pressly, 26, is in critical condition
at a Little Rock hospital after being found in her home with what
police call “severe wounds.” Early reports said Pressly had been
stabbed or cut, but Monday afternoon investigators confirmed the
injuries occurred from blunt force trauma to the head and upper body.
Pressly was discovered around 4:30 a.m. by her mother, who became
concerned after ‘wake-up’ calls to her daughter went unanswered.
Police say there were no suspects as of mid-afternoon Monday, but that
the attack may have come during a robbery, because Pressly's purse was
missing.
Investigators have spent the day talking to friends and co-workers of
Pressly's to find out if she had been threatened.
The last known contact with Pressly was between 9:30 p.m. and 10:30
p.m. Sunday, when she attended a surprise party for a co-worker at a
Little Rock restaurant.
Word of the attack spread as KATV employees arrived for work Monday
morning. Several friends and co-workers gathered with Pressly’s family
at the hospital throughout the day. During the station's 11:30 a.m.
newscast Monday, anchor Jason Pederson read a story about the attack
and confirmed Pressly was hospitalized.
"We would ask that you keep Anne in your thoughts and, especially, in
your prayers," Pederson said.
KATV President and General Manager Dale Nicholson released a statement
Monday afternoon. “The next days are critical” Nicholson said. “All we
can do is care for her, care for her family—reach out and embrace them—
and pray to God that the best comes out of this.”
After earning her Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Rhodes
College in Memphis, Pressly was hired as a full-time producer and part-
time reporter at KATV in May 2004, producing Good Morning Arkansas and
reporting for MidDay Arkansas and Saturday Daybreak. Pressly was
promoted to full-time general assignment reporter in November 2004. In
August 2008 she took over for Jason Harper, doing live reports for
Daybreak and Good Morning Arkansas from various locations around the
state.
Recently, Pressly landed a small role in the new Oliver Stone movie,
“W” which opened in theaters last week.
http://www.pbcommercial.com/articles/2008/10/20/ap-state-ar/d93ucpp83.txt
KATV's Anne Pressly attacked in home
Monday, October 20, 2008 1:45 PM CDT
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - An intruder beat and stabbed a popular TV
anchorwoman in her home during a possible robbery, and left her with
life-threatening injuries, police said Monday.
KATV anchor Anne Pressly, 26, was found by her mother at about 4:30
a.m. Monday lying in her bed and bleeding from "severe wounds," Little
Rock police spokesman Cassandra Davis said.
Davis said just before noon Central time that Pressly was in critical
condition at an area hospital.
"She was beaten and there were some cuts to her body," Davis said. She
said the cuts were stab wounds.
Davis said investigators have not ruled out robbery but are talking to
Pressly's co-workers to determine whether she "has had any problems."
The last known contact with Pressly was between 9:30 p.m. and 10:30
p.m. Sunday. Davis said Pressly's mother gives her daughter a wake-up
call and went to the house Monday when Pressly didn't answer.
During its 11:30 a.m. newscast, anchor Jason Pederson read a story
about the attack and said Pressly was hospitalized.
"We would ask that you keep Anne in your thoughts and, especially, in
your prayers," Pederson said.
Early Monday afternoon, a man answering a phone number for Pressly's
mother, Patricia Cannady, said the family had no comment.
Pressly had a small role in the new Oliver Stone movie W, which was
filmed in Shreveport, La. She appears briefly as a conservative
commentator who speaks favorably of President Bush's "Mission
Accomplished" speech. She got the role when she went to Shreveport for
a story on the movie and the city's film industry.
KATV's Web site notes that Pressly's most notable interview was with
Vice President Dick Cheney. Pressly was returning from a story in
Humphrey and traveling through Stuttgart, where the highway was
blocked in front of hunting supply store Mack's Prairie Wings.
It turned out that Cheney, an avid hunter, was inside. Pressly asked
for an interview, which she conducted on the ammunition aisle.
Pressly is a native of Greenville, S.C., and moved with her family to
Little Rock while she was in high school. She is a graduate of Rhodes
College in Memphis, Tenn.
A service of the Associated Press(AP)
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