Charlie pleads not guilty

ASPEN, Colorado (AP) — Actor Charlie Sheen (photo) pleaded not guilty to domestic violence charges recently, nearly three months after his wife told Colorado police in an emergency phone call that he put a knife to her throat and threatened to kill her.

Sheen showed little emotion and said nothing during his brief arraignment in Pitkin County District Court. The plea was entered by Richard Cummins, a Colorado attorney who represents Sheen.

No new details emerged about the Dec. 25 incident. The star of Two and a Half Men on CBS is charged with menacing, criminal mischief and assault. Menacing, the most serious charge, carries a possible sentence of one to three years in prison.

A judge scheduled a jury trial for July 21.