Stop the Press: Anne Pressly

Little Rock police say KATV anchor Anne Pressly, 26, was found by her mother at about 4:30 a.m. lying in her bed and bleeding from “severe wounds,” Little Rock police spokesman Cassandra Davis said. Anne Pressly, a morning anchor for Little Rock television station KATV, is seen in this photo from her bio on KATV’s Web site.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Little Rock police say KATV anchor Anne Pressly, 26, was found by her mother at about 4:30 a.m. lying in her bed and bleeding from “severe wounds,” Little Rock police spokesman Cassandra Davis said. Little Rock police say KATV’s Anne Pressly, 26, was found by her mother at about 4:30 a.m.

Davis said Pressly’s mother gives her daughter a wake-up call and went to the house Monday when Pressly didn’t answer. Davis said just before noon Central time that Pressly was in critical condition at an area hospital. 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. Davis said Pressly’s mother gives her daughter a wake-up call and went to the house Monday when Pressly didn’t answer.

Davis said there were no suspects as of mid-morning Monday but that the attack may have come during a robbery, because Pressly’s purse was missing. Davis said investigators are talking to friends of Pressly’s to find out if she had been threatened.

Police are searching for a weapon in the area but have not found one. Davis said investigators are talking to friends of Pressly’s to find out if she had been threatened. Davis says she had never reported any stalker incidents to Little Rock police.