Charlie Sheen of "Two and A Half Men" off to jail on assault charge

Charlie Sheen 

Charlie Sheen, the famous actor of the CBS TV Show Two and A Half Men and movies like Wall Street and Ferris Bueller's Day Off, has been sentenced to 30 days in jail for the assault of his wife Brooke Muller, according to TMZ.com, which broke the story.

Charlie Sheen was given a choice of straight probation or jail time, but took the later because the probation option was considered "too risky."

With the 30 day sentence, which could be reduced to 17 days for good behavior, there will be no probationary period.

Sheen is to appear in Aspen on Monday of next week to enter a "no contest" plea.

Arrested on Christmas Day

Charlie Sheen was arrested on Christmas morning 2009 in Aspen, Colorado and charged with a class-four felony claim of second-degree assault, a class-five felony charge of menacing and a misdemeanor count of what is called "criminal mischief."

At the time, Sheen and Muller were to get marriage counseling:



Sheen also must complete 36 hours of anger management counseling before Monday and has 10 hours complete as of this writing.