While most families were busy roasting chestnuts by an open fire, singing carols to the local orphanage, and watching reruns of The Christmas Story for the 116th time, Charlie Sheen was busy sitting in jail for being his usual prick self we have come to expect (assaulting wife, Brooke Mueller).

The story goes… a drunk Mueller became jealous of Sheen for sharing a song with his daughter. She threatened to divorce him, Sheen became unglued, straddled her against the bed, put a knife to her throat, and proceeded to tell her:

“You better be in fear. If you tell anybody, I’ll kill you. I have ex-police I can hire who know how to get the job done and they won’t leave any trace.”

Mueller called 911 and the police were soon at the scene.

Police arrived at the rented residence, finding Mueller in the bedroom and Sheen in the Kitchen. While denying using a knife in a threatening manner to his wife, police found Sheen’s blade in the open position inside a nearby bag he appeared to be packing (probably trying to leave before police got there). A few conspicuous red marks on Muellers neck proved more than enough cause to bring Sheen in under assault charges.

While Brooke Mueller has changed her story since the original 911 call, Aspen police are sticking to her original, with plans on moving forward with a hearing on February 8th, 2010. If you are thinking this story sounds a little like déjà vu, you’re right. Sheen had a similar run-in several years ago with ex-wife, Denise Richards, just a few days after Christmas. What a prick!