Details about Charlie Sheen's Christmas Drama

Charlie Sheen, 44, was arrested on felony domestic violence charges. Sheen was taken into custody at 11:20 a.m. on Christmas Day after police responded to a 911 call at a home in Aspen, Colorado. He was released Friday at 7 p.m. on a $8,500 bond and is due in court on Feb. 8.

Sheen’s wife, Brooke Mueller, told police that her husband threatened her with a knife. One of the two felonies for which Sheen was arrested is felony menacing, meaning a threat involving a deadly weapon. Law enforcement sources say Mueller told cops Charlie was in possession of a knife and threatened her with it.

But Mueller has recanted much of her story … so her credibility has clearly come into serious question. In addition, Mueller was legally drunk with a .13 blood alcohol level when she called 911. Authorities gave both Charlie and Brooke blood alcohol tests. Brooke registered a .13 while Charlie registered a .04. The 911 call came in at 8:34 AM on Christmas morning. Law enforcement sources do say that when cops arrived on scene they observed marks on Mueller’s body, but they do not know if the marks were related to any scuffle with Sheen.

As for Charlie and Brooke’s issues, the “Two and a Half Men” actor has already jetted back to Los Angeles upon being released from jail.

“Charlie went right back to Los Angeles after he was released from jail,” a source says. “Both he and Brooke will undergo counseling and Charlie will get anger management counseling.”

Of the altercation, the insider dishes, “They were fighting at a dinner in a friend’s house and it continued until the next morning. Both of them were drinking and neither was supposed to be. They both have histories of alcohol abuse and have made every effort to stop. But things got out of hand.”

This wouldn’t be the first time Sheen has been part of a domestic altercation. Sheen “accidentally” shot his own fiancee (Kelly Preston, now wed to John Travolta) in 1990.

And while there have been reports of a divorce in the works, Sheen’s lawyer, Richard Cummins, claims that the two will work out their problems, telling, “They have two children together and they love one another and they’re going to work through what is a difficult time and they’re going to do that together and as privately as possible.”

The couple has two children together. Sheen and Mueller welcomed twin son, Max and Bob, this year. Sheen also has two daughters with ex-wife Denise Richards.