Officials in Aspen, Colorado said a planned July 12 hearing had been re-scheduled for Aug. 2 at the request of Sheen's lawyers to allow more time for both sides to negotiate a plea bargain. Sheen's lawyers have been trying since June to nail down a deal under which the actor would serve 30 days in jail if he pleads guilty to an assault charge that includes allegations he pulled a knife on his wife Brooke Mueller on Christmas Day and threatened to have her killed. He hoped to serve his sentence in the ski resort town and be released in time to start shooting in early August for the new season of CBS's "Two and a Half Men" - the most-watched comedy on US television. CBS declined to comment on Friday.