Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Report: Colorado Employee Derailed Sheen's Plea Deal

It was the dissent of just one Aspen, Colorado employee that reportedly undid a plea deal orchestrated by Charlie Sheen's defense team on Monday. E! Online reports that the so-called "snag" in the deal-making over the actor's criminal assault case was a woman named Beverly Campbell. Campbell -- who works at the Pitkin County Jail Administrative Offices -- took issue with a work release program proposed by Sheen's attorney, Yale Galanter. The program would have allowed the actor to work outside of jail for up to 12 hours per day. Campbell argued that Sheen doesn't have a job in Aspen and should therefore be enrolled in the Useful Public Service or UPS program. The UPS program was rejected by Sheen's team because it offers only a few hours outside of the jail itself per day.

In response, Galanter commented, quote, "Someone who works for the sheriff wanted Charlie to do volunteer service instead of work release, which is a totally different deal. We were very surprised." Galanter and Sheen now have time to sort out their strategy. They are required back in court on July 12th. Sheen's criminal case stems from an alleged domestic dispute with his wife, Brooke Mueller, on Christmas Day 2009. The couple was in Aspen vacationing at the time.