ACTOR Charlie Sheen will avoid a jail sentence after pleading guilty yesterday to assaulting his wife during a Christmas Day argument.
The Two and a Half Men actor pleaded guilty in a deal that allowed him to avoid prison and for more serious charges to be dropped.
He was sentenced to 30 days in a rehabilitation centre, 30 days of probation and 36 hours of anger management. He has 30 days to make arrangements for his sentence at Promises Treatment Centre in California.
Sheen’s lawyer, Yale Galanter, said the actor had already spent 93 days at Promises this year and that the centre could choose to credit that time towards his sentence.
Sheen’s plea agreement called for Colorado prosecutors to drop a felony menacing charge and a criminal mischief charge in exchange for pleading guilty to a count of misdemeanour assault.
The charges stem from a Christmas Day dispute with Brooke Mueller Sheen.
Sheen said in a statement after the hearing: “I’m very grateful to the court and to the people of Pitkin County. I look forward to complying with the court’s decision, getting on with my life and putting this behind me.”
Brooke Mueller Sheen had told police the actor threatened to kill her and brandished a knife after she told him she wanted a divorce. Charlie Sheen said they had argued but denied threatening her.
Since the incident, the couple have been seen in public together and have completed alcohol rehab programs. Mr Galanter said they had been sober for months.
Meanwhile, actress Lindsay Lohan was released yesterday just 14 days into a 90-day jail sentence for violating her three-year probation in a 2007 drug case, a sheriff’s spokesman said. Lohan is now required to begin a three-month stint in rehab.
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