‘Home Improvement’ star Zachery Ty Bryan arrested for the sixth time in 5 years

LANE COUNTY, Ore. (KPTV/Gray News) - A popular 1990s child star was arrested in Oregon over the Thanksgiving weekend.

Deputies arrested Zachery Ty Bryan, who played the oldest brother, Brad Taylor, in the hit TV show “Home Improvement.”

Deputies learned Bryan was in a pickup truck with 32-year-old Johnnie Faye Cartwright and their three children. At some point, Bryan allegedly got out of the truck and began walking.

The sheriff’s office said Cartwright then tried to run over Bryan but ended up crashing, with the children inside, into a ditch.

Bryan was able to get out of the way without being hurt, and no one in the truck was injured.

According to the sheriff’s office, deputies saw signs that both Bryan and Cartwright were under the influence.

Deputies learned that Bryan was not supposed to have contact with Cartwright due to a prior court order.

Bryan was arrested and booked into the Lane County Jail on a probation violation stemming from an original charge of fourth-degree assault. He is being held without bail.

Cartwright was also arrested and charged with first-degree attempted assault, three counts of recklessly endangering, and driving under the influence of intoxicants.

The sheriff’s office said the three children were placed with a family member.

This was Bryan’s sixth arrest in five years.

His most recent arrest was for second-degree domestic violence in January in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Bryan was arrested twice in 2024 for DUI. First in Feb. 2024 in La Quinta, California, and then in Oct. 2024 in Custer County, Oklahoma.

In 2023, Bryan was arrested in Eugene for fourth-degree felony assault, third-degree robbery and misdemeanor harassment.

Bryan was also arrested in 2020 on domestic violence charges.