Charlie Sheen Dodges Jail; Plea Deal "Hit a Snag"
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Charlie Sheen was set to plead guilty to a misdemeanor Monday in court and report to jail for 30 days.
So why did the prosecutor make a surprise announcement that the plea "hit a snag?"
"The prosecution discovered that Sheen does not qualify for work release because he is not a local resident. He does qualify for useful public service, which has stricter rules, which Sheen nixed," a source tells UsMagazine.com of the actor, 44, who was expected to volunteer at a local theater as part of his deal.
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Adds the insider, who was privy to the negotiations between the defense and the prosecution, "It was a poker game for the last couple of hours."
"We need more time than is available for us to complete some of the finer points [of the plea deal]," prosecutor Arnold Mordkin announced in court.
"Everyone felt it was better to postpone until [the details] can be worked out," Sheen's rep told Us.
Sheen was arrested on Christmas for assaulting his wife, Brooke, and charged with criminal mischief and felony menacing, which could have sent him to jail for three years.
Sheen showed up to court in sunglasses and a dark suit and tie. When asked if he was pleased with the deal, he told TMZ.com, "I guess. "As [happy] as I can be."
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A new court date was set for July 12 at 4 p.m.
Sheen wed Brooke in May 2008 and welcomed their twins, Bob and Max, in March 2009. She made her first public appearance since the domestic dispute at Saturday's 9th Annual Chrysalis Butterfly Ball.
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"My best friend Rebecca Gayheart and I have been a part of this charity for several years and it’s a great cause," she told Us.
Fifteen-month-old twins Bob and Max, she said, "are great." Summer plans? "Not that I know of," she said.
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32hahahaha. Also - I didn't say it's ok to beat his wife because he's talented. Learn how to read. I mentioned that he's talented, I didn't use it as an excuse for him to beat his wife. Nice attempt to change my words around, though. I'm also not defending his actions WHATSOEVER. Doesn't anybody know how to read? I said I do not condone violence towards women but I think he can get help. BTW - Jail time does NOT rehabilitate. It's an ongoing issue in America. We lock criminals up for a few years and expect them to be changed and 100% better people without offering any kind of counseling or rehab for their problems. Jail isn't always the answer. It's just a punishment and serves no purpose once the criminals are released. That's because they don't rehabilitate there! So instead of taking my words out of context, why don't some of you try to see the bigger picture and stop being so naive...? Just a suggestion.
I'm going to say a prayer tonight, that I will wake up one of these mornings to hear the news, that Charlie Sheen got his throat slit in jail. Please Lord, don't let this ugly, pasty, overrated, drug using, woman battering reprohate, make it out alive. Please Lord, do us all a favor! Take this scumbag off of our hands
Charlie's wife and Rebecca Gayheart are best friends? Hmm, didn't her and her husband get caught up in that scandal involving sex and drugs with some broad? LOL Sounds like perfect friends for Charlie and Brooke!
Keep up will ya? Rebecca Gayheart is married to the guy, who's name shall be from now known to me as "McDigusting" instead of McSteamy, and she's Brooke's best friend. Both couples have been shown to take hard core drugs and have marriages that involve cavorting nakedly with other people besides themselves (McDisgusting's threesome vid). I was jusst saying - of course that makes sense that those two women would be best friends, they share the same lack of morals and common sense.
@lolly.......then he would have been in jail for years now. Drug addict, who-re loving John (Heidi Fleiss client), etc., etc. Spousal abuse, and solitation of prostitution are both grounds for incarceration. He keeps flying under the radar. It amazes me. The judicial system in this country needs to WAKE UP! He's a repeated, repeat offender.
charlie should not have special privilidges, if u do the crim u do the time, same as other convicts.
If this would have been an unknown middle-income or poor person, he would still be sitting in jail for a long time to come. These people with money getting off all the time will eventually lead to him and people like him, hurting some very badly, if not, fatally. Why can't rich people be treated just like anyone else. This man needs to be put away for a long time, but he must be above the law. Sigh.
Wow, a celebrity commits a crime but avoids doing even a single minute of jail time? Who could have seen that coming?! I'm being sarcastic, of course. If any of us had done half the things this criminal has done, we'd be in prison for years. But he gets to do volunteer work at a local theater. Something tells me he'll put his time to good use by looking for and hitting on his next victim/ex-wife. Gotta love the Hollywood judicial system.
@HEYBIRDS.....it's easy to get them confused. They're both disgusting human beings.
What a joke....just lock him up already.
@KelllyJawns.....that's what's wrong with the world today. Society! They don't see wrong for wrong. They justify his actions by saying what a talent we will lose if he gets his true punishment and spends time in jail. Society today is sad.
That's not good!
UGH......all I can say. He seriously needs to go away for a long while....I was abused by my former spouse, and it was no walk in the park. It was pure HELL! Traumatized me for life, and now after almost 20 years later, I am much better and trying to show my younger daughter's what to watch out for. I wouldn't go near this guy with a 10-foot pole. I know the signs of an abuser....charm, flashy smile, everything's okay in my world look on their face while they hide their dark home-life secrets from everyone....and he's got them all. And he's been caught at this time and time again. When are we all going to learn to shut off the TV when his shows come on, and flush his career down the toilet. His poor kids. I always liked Denise Richards, and believed he was violent, and it is just so obvious that he is. Isn't it? STOP WATCHING HIS SHOW AND SUPPORTING THIS A$$HOLE!
It's people like Kelly Jawns that allow Charlie Sheen to be Charlie Sheen. The man is a criminal. He is beyond rehabilitation at this point. If he was a dog he would have been euthanized by now.
Hey Birds, what in the world are you talking about, McSteamy=Mcdisgusting? I think you have the wrong person here?!?! This is Charlie Sheen they are talking about
You need to get counseling. He didn't beat her? He only threatened to kill her and stuck a knife to her throat, shot an ex-girlfriend, shoved his ex-wife around while she was pregnant as well as another ex-girlfriend enough that they were afraid enough for their lives to get restraining orders on him and for a judge to approve them, does hard core drugs. Has have over 2 decades to fix himself and still hasn't. What will it take for him the kill someone before it's a problem? Why do people like you excuse such horrific behavior by saying that he's talented? So Roman Polanski raping and drugging a 13 year old was okay as well b/c he was talented? Abuse like this goes on b/c good people, not just the abuser are okay with it and look the other way. I hope people contact that prosecutor's office and ask them to seek the full sentencing terms on this repeat offender. He needs three years of real jail time and let him try to mess w/ men his size for a change - not 30 days of cushy living and getting the Ritz treatment of jail.
So Brooke who does drugs and knowingly married a man who shot an ex-girlfriend and had restraining orders put on him by an ex-wife (never mind openly said some very cruel & demeaning things about her, the mother of his children) and another ex-girlfriend. So they all do drugs and have open marriages together and brought innocent children into their disgusting and messy lifestyle. Can't watch Grey's anymore b/c McSteamy is now McDisgusting.
They made a mistake by switching two letters and you call that moronic while defending a guy who put a knife to his wife's throat by saying she was okay w/ a threesomes and the cheating was okay? No wonder you use such ugly names to address such a simple mistake while defending such an ugly and violent attack and attackS (plural) on women. Those words describe you and Charlie much better. WTF is wrong w/ you? Just b/c you do it or approve of it doesn't make it right. There's a special place in He11 for the both of you as well as the TPTB at CBS who are keeping Charlie b/c of his ratings.
RE: Ugly Ass You are either 10 years old, or you never finished grade school. LEARN HOW TO SPELL!! My god! It was painful to read! Anyway - I'm a woman and obviously do not condone violence towards women, but I think Charlie has problems that CAN be fixed. He's not a lost cause. He's also a very talented actor, and very funny. I like him, and his children are all beautiful. I'm sure he'll do what's in everyone's best interest and get some counseling. He didn't "beat" her, BTW. He has anger management issues, and like I said, I think with some counseling and mediation, he can be a great husband and father. HANG IN THERE, CHARLIE!
This is BULL*S*H*I*T you beat your wife but know jail time,the gay is so UGLY how dose he get all these woman and besides i thought he was GAY !