( CNN ) -- Charlie Sheen 's plea deal to resolve felony domestic violence charges in Aspen , Colorado , will allow the actor to serve his jail term at a Malibu , California , rehab center , his lawyer said Monday . `` Guilty as charged , your honor , '' Sheen answered when the judge asked for his plea . But `` as charged '' did not include a felony count . It was dropped in exchange for Sheen 's guilty plea to a misdemeanor third-degree assault count , Pitkin County , Colorado , court spokesman Rob McCallum said . The case stemmed from Sheen 's arrest on Christmas Day after his wife , Brooke Mueller , told Aspen police he threatened her with a knife at their holiday home . `` We 're very pleased with the plea , '' defense lawyer Yale Galanter said after Monday 's sentencing . Sheen , in a statement issued through his publicist , said he was `` very grateful . '' `` I look forward to complying with the court 's decision , getting on with my life and putting this behind me , '' he said . The 30-day jail sentence could be completed quickly since the judge will count time the actor spent at the same rehab facility -- Promises of Malibu -- earlier this year , McCallum said . Sheen , 44 , also will serve three months of unsupervised probation and attend 36 hours of domestic violence evaluation and treatment . The sentence means that Sheen can be on the set in Burbank , California , when production on the new season of his hit CBS sitcom `` Two and a Half Men '' resumes Tuesday morning , Galanter said . Mark Burg , who is Sheen 's manager , said show production will not be affected . `` Thankfully , the Pitkin County court is letting him keep three ( hundred ) or four hundred people employed each week . '' `` We employ a lot of people , '' Burg said . `` And Charlie , without him , there is no show . '' A former Aspen police officer who interviewed Mueller and took photos after the incident said she was `` appalled '' that Sheen got the `` lightest possible sentence imaginable . '' `` I wish that the judge could have seen what Mrs. Sheen looked like on that Christmas Day , '' said Valerie McFarlane , who lost her job with the Aspen Police Department earlier this year in an unrelated matter . Galanter , who also has represented Sheen 's wife , said she is `` totally on board '' with the plea agreement . `` Brooke wanted the charges dismissed completely and still does , '' Galanter said . Sheen 's legal trouble began last Christmas morning when his wife called police . `` My husband had me with a knife and I 'm scared for my life and he threatened me , '' Mueller , 32 , told a police dispatcher . A police report quoted Mueller saying Sheen held a switchblade knife to her throat as he held her down on her bed . `` You better be in fear , '' the report alleged Sheen told his wife . `` If you tell anybody , I 'll kill you . Your mother 's money means nothing . I have ex-police I can hire who know how to get the job done and they wo n't leave any trace . '' An Aspen police officer wrote that he saw `` red marks on the upper part of the front of her neck . '' Sheen denied attacking his wife , but admitted breaking her glasses , the police report said . The argument began when Mueller became jealous that Sheen `` shared a song for his daughter , whom he fathered with another woman , '' the officer quoted Sheen as saying . Sheen told police he became angry when his wife threatened to divorce him and fight for custody of their twin sons , the report said . Aspen police charged Sheen with felony second-degree assault , felony menacing and a misdemeanor charge of criminal mischief . He was booked under his birth name , Carlos Irwin Estevez . Both Sheen and Mueller , 32 , entered substance abuse rehabilitation several weeks after the incident . The couple was married in 2008 . Their twin sons , Max and Bob , celebrated their first birthday in March . The son of actor Martin Sheen , Charlie Sheen recently signed a new contract to continue with `` Two and a Half Men . ''
NEW : This means the product will ship as received by the manufacturer, sealed, with all advertised components, and with the manufacturer warranty. NEW : Sheen will get credit for the days he 's already spent in rehab . Lawyer : `` We are very pleased with the plea '' Sheen will be on the set when `` Two and a Half Men '' production resumes Tuesday .