Home ImprovementStar Zachery Ty Bryan Arrested for Alleged Domestic Violence, 3 Months After His Last Arrest

Mar. 15, 2025

Zachery Ty Bryan is arrested in Horry County, South Carolina.Photo:Horry County Sheriff’s Office

Horry County Sheriff’s Office

Zachery Ty Bryanis in trouble with the law once again.

The woman told the officer that Bryan “choked her and punched her in the face multiple times,” and that there were “others” involved who were “inside the home during the incident.”

The officer said that the woman had “apparent injuries” on her face including bruising and swelling, and he determined Bryan was the “primary aggressor.”

Bryan told the officer that he and the woman “got into an argument about her drinking” and when he “attempted to take the bottle from her,” she “refused” and “flailed back and forth.”

The actor was booked into Horry County jail on Jan. 2 on a $10,000 bail and released the following day.

TMZwas the first to report the news.

This is the third time Bryan has been arrested on domestic violence charges. In the last year, he has also been arrested twice on DUI charges, withhis most recent arrest taking place in Oklahoma in October.

His trouble with the law began in 2020, when he was arrested forallegedly strangling his girlfriendat an Oregon home. He pled guilty totwo domestic violence misdemeanor chargesand was sentenced to 36 months of probation.

Tim Allen and Zachery Ty Bryan on ‘Home Improvement’ in 1996.ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Gett

ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Gett

Bryan went on to get engaged to the woman he’d allegedly strangled, Johnny Faye Cartwright, with whom he shares three children, daughter Kennedy and twins Parker and Sequoia, in November 2021.

In 2023,he was arrested again and charged with fourth-degree felony assaultas well as third-degree robbery and misdemeanor harassment. He pled guilty to “felony assault in the fourth degree constituting domestic violence,” Lane County’s chief deputy district attorney told PEOPLE at the time, andhe was sentenced to seven days in jail.

“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 continued in a statement toUs 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.”

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“At a certain point,he deviated from the guyI know to somebody who is reacting to situations that I had nothing to do with and can’t control,” Allen, now 71, said. “I don’t know what happens when people get corrupted. You just don’t know.”

“Zach is a great kid who has grown into a complex man. All you can do is step aside and let somebody go through their process.”

If you are experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or go tothehotline.org. All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.

source: people.com