Summary
- Zachary Ty Bryan has faced multiple arrests and legal troubles over the years, including a recent DUI charge.
- Ty Bryan has a history of pleading guilty to lesser charges for lighter sentences and has previously been involved in violent incidents.
- Despite his past run-ins with the law, Ty Bryan has managed to stay in the public eye amidst rumors and speculation surrounding his personal life.
When Home Improvement debuted in 1991, fans loved the show's child stars so much that it felt like they could grow up to be huge stars. Instead of becoming the kind of actors who make $1 million per episode, however, Home Improvement's former child stars all walked away from Hollywood.
After Jonathan Taylor Thomas became a teen heartthrob, he disappeared from the spotlight. Taran Noah Smith got involved in a scandalous relationship and then some fans came to believe he was working for Elon Musk. Sadly for Home Improvement's Zachary Ty Bryan, he has had the hardest time since he has been arrested several times.
This article will reveal Zachary Ty Bryan's long history of being arrested including facing a felony charge in 2024. The article will then look at what repercussions Ty Bryan has suffered from his arrests as of March, 2024.
Zachary Ty Bryan Has Been Arrested Several Times For A Variety Of Shocking Reasons
In March 2024, it was announced that Zachary Ty Bryan had been charged with a felony stemming from events in February. According to The Riverside County Sheriff's Office, who spoke to USA Today, police pulled Ty Bryan over at 2:01 am. The traffic stop was made because police suspected that Ty Bryan had been involved in a traffic collision.
While dealing with Ty Bryan, the police began to suspect he was under the influence, but the actor refused a roadside sobriety test. Ultimately, police learned Ty Bryan had a blood alcohol level of 0.15 or above. Ty Bryan has also been hit with a misdemeanor charge for hit-and-run and property damage.
Ty Bryan is facing additional charges because he had a previous DUI conviction. Only days after his arrest in February 2024, Ty Bryaan was spotted enjoying happy hour, according to US Weekly. Unfortunately, the above-listed charges and the past DUI conviction are just a sample of the criminal trouble that Ty Bryan has gotten himself into over the years.
Unfortunately, there is no way to know for sure when Ty Bryan's legal trouble truly began. However, a US Weekly article about Ty Bryan's troubles listed his first run-in with the law as a May 2020 DUI arrest.
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| Actor: | Net Worth: |
|---|---|
| $300,000 | |
| $4 million | |
| $4 million | |
| $5 million | |
| $10 million | |
| $12 million | |
| $20 million | |
| $100 million |
From there, Ty Bryan got arrested again only months later in October 2020. On that occasion, Ty Bryan was arrested for allegedly strangling his romantic partner, Johnnie Faye Cartwright.
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While speaking to The Hollywood Reporter in June 2023, Ty Bryan claimed that the strangling arrest stemmed from an incident that had been blown out of proportion. Ty Bryan went on to claim that he and Cartwright only had a loud argument and the police threw charges at him to get him to plead down.
“We didn’t even really get that physical. We got really loud. We were screaming and because we were in a townhome that had [thin walls], everybody could hear. Johnnie was, at the time, just really upset about my situation. At the end of the day, [the police] throw a bunch of counts at you because they ultimately want you to plead to something,”
As far as the public was concerned, it seemed like Ty Bryan didn't get in trouble for a couple of years after that. However, when The Hollywood Reporter published their June 2023 profile of Ty Bryan, they revealed that allegedly wasn't the case.
At that time, Ty Bryan was in hot water for allegedly taking a total of $50,000 from several parties in exchange for fake contracts. The investors in what THR claimed was a fraudulent agriculture technology startup gave Ty Bryan between $5,000 and $25,000.
While speaking to THR, Ty Bryan claimed that he wasn't running a scam, and he was losing money too.
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One month after THR published their profile on him, Ty Bryan was arrested again. On this occasion, the police got involved with Ty Bryan after an alleged physical domestic dispute with a woman. However, Ty Bryan had fled the scene by the time the police arrived.
In August 2023, Zachary Ty Bryan's partner, Johnnie Faye Cartwright, spoke out about the actor's legal troubles. “Trauma can bring struggles in many shapes and forms. It’s a horrible situation that’s going to be spun in so many ways. I’ve learned firsthand the truth will never align with what’s been put out there. I ask everyone to please be respectful of our privacy for the sake of the children and our families so the healing process can begin.”
After the police were able to find Ty Bryan, it didn't take long for them to press charges. Ty Bryan wound up facing two felonies and one misdemeanor, assault, robbery and harassment, following this arrest.
In June 2023, Ty Bryan's former TV dad was asked about the former child star's various legal troubles. Tim Allen's remarks to The Hollywood Reporter made it clear that he hated to see everything going on with Ty Bryan.
"I don’t know what’s going on with him, a great kid who has grown into a complex man."
Zachary Ty Bryan Briefly Spent Time Behind Bars
Looking back at Zachary Ty Bryan's history of arrests, two things are clear. First off, Ty Bryan has had a lot of run-ins with the law. Secondly, Ty Bryan tends to plead guilty to lesser charges to get lighter sentences.
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After Ty Bryan was arrested for DUI in 2020, he pleaded guilty to the charges. As a result of his plea deal, Ty Bryan was sentenced to five years probation and eighteen months of an alcohol abuse program.
When Ty Bryan was arrested for the strangling incident, he very briefly spent time behind bars as he was booked into jail. Then, Ty Bryan pleaded guilty, and six charges were dropped, including harassment, coercion, and strangulation.
Instead, Ty Bryan agreed to two misdemeanor domestic violence charges and received three years probation. Ty Bryan also had to attend violence prevention classes.
There is no public indication as of March 2024 that Ty Bryan was charged with anything for the alleged scam The Hollywood Reporter revealed.
Following Ty Bryan's July 2023 domestic violence arrest, the former child star pleaded guilty to felony assault in the fourth degree. In return, Ty Bryan was no longer facing 19 to 20 months in prison. Instead, Ty Bryan was sentenced to seven days in jail, three years of supervised probation, and a series of conditions.
As of March 2024, there is no way to know what repercussions Ty Bryan will ultimately get for the charges he is facing following his February 2024 DUI arrest.
