Charlie Sheen's legal team has devised another plan of attack for the domestic violence case involving wife Brooke Mueller. Radar Online reports that one of the primary angles his attorneys will take during an upcoming court appearance on March 15 is to attack the credibility of office Valerie McFarlane, who was one of the two Aspen police officers who arrived on the scene after Mueller made the 911 call.
Why this strategy? McFarlane, who was one of only two officers at the scene, was fired recently from the department after trying to take advantage of her status in order to get additional perks for herself and her daughter. If someone is willing to exploit their status as a police officer to get a leg-up on society, then it may be feasible (according to the defense) that their testimony will not hold as much ground as it otherwise would.
As previously reported, Charlie Sheen's other option (unless he is able to strike a plea deal) will be acting as if the incident never happened -- Mueller was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the call, and she has spent the majority of the past month receiving treatment for substance abuse. She will not testify against her husband, and the prosecution has no witnesses to the "Two and a Half Men" star's crime.
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