Home Improvement Star Zachery Ty Bryan Arrested for the Sixth Time in 5 Years

The Home Improvement alum, 44, was taken into custody in Eugene, Oregon, on Saturday, Nov. 29, for allegedly violating the terms of his probation stemming from a prior domestic violence conviction, according to jail records.

Bryan is currently being held without bail at Lane County Jail and is scheduled for release on Wednesday, Dec. 3, per the records.

His fiancée, Johnnie Faye Cartwright, was also arrested and booked into the same jail. She is facing five charges, including one count of driving under the influence, three counts of reckless endangering and one count of attempted first-degree assault, according to the jail records. Cartwright remained in custody as of Sunday, Nov. 30.

It is not yet clear whether Bryan or Cartwright have legal representation to speak on their behalf.

Bryan’s most recent previous arrest occurred in January, when he was taken into custody by Myrtle Beach police in South Carolina on charges of second-degree domestic violence. In the police report, an officer said a woman involved in the incident stated that she had been assaulted by Bryan and that the two “live together and have children in common.”

The woman told authorities that Bryan choked her and punched her in the face multiple times, and that other people were inside the home at the time of the alleged incident.

The woman he allegedly strangled was identified as Cartwright, with whom he shares three children: daughter Kennedy and twins Parker and Sequoia.

Earlier in 2024, Bryan was arrested twice on DUI charges — first in February and again in October.

In 2023, he was charged with fourth-degree felony assault, third-degree robbery and misdemeanor harassment. He ultimately pleaded guilty to felony assault in the fourth degree, constituting domestic violence, and was sentenced to seven days in jail.

As part of what was described as a negotiated resolution, a second count was dismissed. Instead of a potential 19 to 20 months of jail time, Bryan received 36 months of supervised probation, seven days in jail, standard domestic violence conditions and a prohibition on contact with the victim without approval from his probation officer.

According to local outlet KEZI, his probation is scheduled to run until October 2026.

In 2020, Bryan was also arrested for allegedly strangling his then-girlfriend at an Oregon home. He later pleaded guilty to two domestic violence misdemeanor charges and was sentenced to 36 months of probation.

Cartwright publicly expressed support for Bryan in 2023, saying she would “always want what’s best for the father of my children.”

“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,” she said in a statement to Us Weekly. “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.”

Bryan is best known for his role as Brad Taylor on all eight seasons of Home Improvement, where he starred alongside Tim Allen and Patricia Richardson. He has also appeared in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Boston Public, Center of the Universe, Veronica Mars and the 2006 film The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift.

In a 2023 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Bryan said it “was actually really difficult” to find stability as an actor after the ABC sitcom ended in 1999.