An ex-New York City news anchor has been arrested by Darien, Connecticut Police for harassing his estranged wife.

Rob Morrison, 46, called his wife Ashley repeatedly, over 100 times at her Darien home and on her cell during the Memorial Day weekend in violation of a court-issued order of protection prohibiting him from contacting her. 

The official charges are a criminal violation of a protective order and second-degree harassment.

Morrison's history of physical violence and emotional abuse towards his wife has derailed his once promising career.

Morrison made $300,000 annually as an anchor for CBS's flagship TV station WCBS. He also used to work for rival station NBC in a similar capacity, co-anchoring the weekday edition of "Today in New York" alongside Darlene Rodriquez.

Morrison's fall from grace can be traced back to 2009 when New York City police officers arrested him for assaulting Ashley. Rob Morrison had also been allegedly cheating on his wife with fellow employees, including an ex-fiancee, since 2003.

Since that first arrest, Morrison has been in and out of the news for a string of escalating domestic incidents including choking Ashley and threatening to kill her on at least one occasion.

Rob Morrison has long has an adversarial relationship with the police. As The New York Daily News reported, a 2013 statement he made highlights that disdain.

"I've always maintained that I never touched her and she never made that accusation," Rob Morrison said. "I don't want to get into a p---ing contest with the cops, but I think my behavior that evening was inappropriate with the cops, and I think that led to a lot of the circumstances I found myself in. They're leaving me alone now and I leave them alone. Everything is quiet and copacetic."

Ashley Morrison is still terrified of the former news anchor. She told Darien police officers that her husband "could kill her if she got him arrested" and that "she will never get rid of him."

Frank Discala, Rob Morrison's lawyer, downplayed Ashley's "emotional" statements.

"Even if that's what she said -- people do get emotional," he said. "There was absolutely no threat of violence. They've been getting along great."

Discala claims his client's latest misstep os nothing more than a big misunderstanding.

Discala told the Darien Times, "They had a discussion that didn't go the way people would like the discussion to go." 

While the case gets resolved Rob Morrison has been issued an even stricter order of protection. He also posted the $50,000 bond necessary for his release.