Zachery Ty Bryan is reportedly facing more claims of domestic violence, two years after pleading guilty to similar charges.
Authorities in Eugene, Oregon, responded to a physical domestic dispute involving a male and a female on July 28. The male involved in the incident was identified as Zachery Ty Bryan, Deadline reported.
Following the altercation, Bryan was taken into custody and charged with fourth-degree assault. As of Monday afternoon, he remained in jail.
This is not the first time the former ‘Home Improvement‘ star – who is best known for his portrayal of Brad Taylor on the hit show – has been involved in such a situation. In 2020, he was previously arrested for a dispute with his girlfriend, Johnnie Faye Cartwright.
During a recent interview with Fox News in June, Bryan downplayed the previous domestic violence charges he pleaded guilty to in 2021, claiming the incident was exaggerated.
“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,” he said.
Bryan also mentioned the pressure to accept some charges to avoid additional stress and drama from a legal battle. In the end, he chose to plead guilty to two misdemeanors.
According to E! News, the police report from the previous incident stated that Bryan had “assaulted the victim, impeded her breathing, and [took] the victim’s phone from her when she tried to call 911.”
However, Bryan claimed at the time that Cartwright attacked him and set him up to “ruin his career.” He alleged that Cartwright had informed the police about his celebrity status.
Initially, Bryan faced multiple charges, including felony strangulation, fourth-degree assault, coercion, menacing, harassment, and interference with making a police report. Eventually, the charges were reduced to menacing and fourth-degree assault, to which he pleaded guilty.
Despite the legal troubles, Cartwright and Bryan were still together as of June, and have had three children together since the 2020 arrest.
Bryan has also faced issues with driving under the influence (DUI) in the past. He was arrested for DUI in 2004 at the age of 22 and faced subsequent arrests in 2007, 2017, and 2020 – the latter occurring just months before the domestic assault incident.
