BREAKING NEWS: Dr. Conrad Murray, the late Michael Jackson's personal physician, has been charged with a single count of involuntary manslaughter.

According to CNN, a criminal complaint alleged that Murray "did unlawfully, and without malice, kill Michael Joseph Jackson." In a brief statement posted on his Web site Monday, Murray's lead attorney said his client was prepared to surrender at the courthouse adjacent to Los Angeles International Airport at 1:30 PM Pacific. A surrender, in which a defendant turns himself in at a police station for booking, would allow the doctor to avoid being seen in public, handcuffed and escorted by police. In anticipation of his arrival, TV news vans and satellite trucks filled the courthouse parking lot before dawn. Murray has been the focal point of a police investigation since the 50-year-old Jackson died under his care on June 25^th. Murray acknowledged that he administered the hospital anesthetic Propofol and other sedatives as Jackson, a chronic insomniac, struggled to sleep. The Los Angeles County coroner ruled Jackson's death a homicide, resulting from a combination of drugs, primarily Propofol and Lorazepam. Murray's lead defense lawyer, Ed Chernoff, has said the doctor is prepared for the legal battle ahead, stating, "We'll make bail, we'll plead not guilty and we'll fight like hell."