By abc.com

Charlie Sheen is expected in an Aspen, Colo., court today to find out what charges he’ll face in connection with an alleged Christmas Day domestic incident involving his wife, Brooke Mueller.

Arnold Mordkin, the chief deputy district attorney in Pitkin County, Colo., told ABCNews.com that the charges will be formally announced in court during today’s arraignment at 2:15 p.m., but he declined on Friday to say what they were.

Sheen’s attorney had no comment.

Sheen, 44, was arrested on Christmas Day for second-degree assault, menacing and criminal mischief after Mueller, 32, called 911 and tearfully choked, “My husband had me with a knife. I was scared for my life and he threatened me.”

She described the knife as a “switchblade.”

The judge also will hear arguments today from Sheen’s and Mueller’s attorneys to relax a mandatory protective order barring Sheen from seeing his wife.

Mueller is required to be present at the hearing. Her attorney, Yale Galanter, did not return ABCNews.com’s requests for comment.

Sheen’s attorney, Richard Cummins, filed a motion on Dec. 30 to dismiss the protective order, stating that Mueller and her attorney advised Cummins that they wanted it lifted.

“The protected person also wishes for the protection order to be terminated,” read the document obtained by ABCNews.com.

In turn, the prosecutor filed a counter motion opposing the couple’s request.

The next day, Cummins modified his request.

“Defendant respectfully requests that this court enter an order allowing for communication and cohabitation subject to Ms. Sheen obtaining a safety plan,” the supplement read.

“Initially, they didn’t want any of the restraining order,” Mordkin said. “Then they said they only wanted to modify the portion of the order that doesn’t allow them to communicate and have contact.”

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