The charges stem from an alleged altercation with his wife, Brooke Mueller Sheen, on Christmas Day 2009.

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Sheen had four other children: Two girls with ex-wife Denise Richards and twin boys with ex-wife Brooke Mueller.

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The point is that Brooke Mueller had many red flags regarding Charlie Sheen.

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He was arrested in December 2009 after his wife, Brooke Mueller, told Aspen, Colorado, police that he threatened her with a knife at their holiday home.

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Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Brooke Mueller checked out of a Los Angeles hospital Tuesday, a week after she was admitted for treatment of pneumonia, her lawyer said.

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