EUGENE, Ore. (WKRC) – One of the stars of the classic sitcom “Home Improvement” was arrested for the sixth time in five years alongside his fiancée, police said.
Zachery Ty Bryan, 44, who played Brad Taylor, the eldest child in “Home Improvement,” was arrested on November 29 in Eugene, Oregon after he allegedly violated his probation connected to a domestic violence conviction he received at the beginning of 2025, according to jail records reviewed by People.
Bryan’s fiancée, Johnnie Faye Cartwright, was also arrested and charged with driving under the influence, three counts of reckless endangerment, and one count of attempted first-degree assault, according to jail records. The events leading up to Taylor and Cartwright’s arrest were not immediately made clear.
People reported that Taylor’s previous domestic violence conviction was against Cartwright, who he has three children with.
The November 29 arrest marks Taylor’s sixth arrest in five years, with his first taking place in 2020 following a drunken dispute between himself and Cartwright, TMZ reported. He was only convicted of menacing and was on probation for the crime when he was arrested for the second time, this time for fourth-degree assault and third-degree robbery.
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Bryan was arrested twice in 2024 for driving under the influence, and his fifth arrest was the domestic violence incident that led to his probation.
