Posted on 10/20/2008 8:52:28 AM PDT by Joiseydude
Anne Pressley, 26, a news reporter for KATV, was assaulted in her home on Club Road in the Country Club neighborhood last night and suffered serious wounds.
A police spokesman said Pressley was "beaten and stabbed" and that her injuries were "life-threatening." The police do not have a suspect. Pressley has a small role in the current movie, "W," Oliver Stone's portrayal of George W. Bush. She played commentator Ann Coulter in the movie, much of it filmed in Shreveport.
(Excerpt) Read more at arktimes.com ...
She’s much better looking than Ms. Coulter. Prayers for her recovery.
“Police have been talking with Pressly’s friends and neighbors but believe the attack may have been part of a robbery, as her mother reported her purse was missing.”
You would be shocked at the number of tony neighborhoods in the US that are no longer safe after dark.
Or some left wing nut that thought she really was Ann Coulter.
The story said her purse was missing.
Interestingly female news folk have to be very very beautiful. The guys...not so much.
Regarding why a news reporter is taking on Hollywood roles—this was an extremely low budget, hastily slapped together film. Pressley was cheap (no disrespect to her, but she probably took a pittance compared to what a regular actress would cost) and local. Huge savings for the tiny budget.
Hope they find the culprit and put him under the jail!
The crime photo at the scene showed a 50s style rented bunglow with an unkempt yard, front porch gutter full of leaves this early in the fall, and simple clapboard construction with carport; hardly your typical tony neighborhood.
God bless her and speedy recovery to her! Please Lord hold her in your healing hands! Amen.
Prayers for her health.
As badly messed up as she seems to be, the assailant may have thought that he/she *had* finished the job.
Pure speculation of course. But even in robberies gone bad, the victim is either killed as a witness, or only beat up badly enough for the perp to make an exit.
I wish she'd been armed. Hopefully after she recovers, she will be from now on.
With what appears to be a Beamer in the drive. Maybe it's tonier than you think, just old. There's parts of Highland Park and especially University Park, Texas (Interior to Dallas near SMU) that are like that. Still considered "nice" neighborhoods, but definitely pretty long in the tooth, with restrictions on how much exterior upgrading one can do, intended to preserve the "look" of the neighborhood.
Also Live at Five Video, again from KATV.
More video here According the police statement (video) she was not stabbed or cut, just blunt force trauma to upper torso and head.
To me that makes it sound more like an intentional beating than a robbery.
They could not find any sign of forced entry. No suspects right now.
Police looking into possibility of "other than robbery" as a motive, because she is a public figure.
To the incredible “Joiseydude”:
A person’s life is hanging in the balance and all you can say is ‘maybe someone didn’t like her acting’. Statements like that might be politically correct back in Joisey Village where you came from but making those kind of statements about this just might make you a suspect.
Caveat Emptor my sorry friend.
Video at link.
As of around 9 PM they are still reporting that she is in critical condition.
Check it out You'll need to switch to "bird's eye view" and zoom in a notch, to see if you think that's the same house. If it is, it's a reasonably "tony" neighborhood.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.