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Zachery Ty Bryan was arraigned on charges alleging that he violated his probation on Wednesday, Dec. 3.
The Home Improvement alum, 44, entered a denial on the charges that he violated the terms of his probation connected to a prior domestic violence conviction, according to records obtained by PEOPLE. He was given a hearing date on the probation violation charge for later this month.
When he was initially booked, Bryan was denied bail and given an “end of sentence date” of Wednesday, Dec. 3. Records now indicate that he was transferred to Lane County Community Corrections on a “detainer,” where he remains in custody.
Per Lane County’s official website, “This program houses offenders in a structured setting, allowing them to leave the premises for work or other approved activities such as drug treatment.”
PEOPLE has reached out to Bryan’s attorney for comment.
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Bryan was arrested on Saturday, Nov. 29, following an incident involving his fiancée Johnnie Faye Cartwright, who was also arrested that same day.
Court records obtained by PEOPLE revealed that on Monday, Dec. 1, she was arraigned and pleaded not guilty to one count of driving under the influence, two counts of recklessly endangering another person and three counts of reckless driving.
Shortly before Cartwright’s arraignment, the arresting agency detailed the incident in a Facebook post: “On November 29th at about 12:30 p.m., Lane County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of reckless endangering in the area of Big Fall Creek Road milepost 5, a popular camping area northeast of Lowell.”
“Deputies learned Zachery Ty Bryan, 44, of Eugene, was in a pickup truck with Johnnie Faye Cartwright, 32, of Eugene, and their three small children,” it continued. “They were driving together in the area. At some point Bryan got out of the pickup truck and began walking on Big Fall Creek Road. Cartwright then attempted to run over Bryan, crashing the truck with the children inside into the ditch. Bryan was able to move out of the way and avoid injury. No one inside the pickup was injured.”
“Deputies interviewed Bryan and Cartwright. Deputies observed signs both were impaired. Deputies also interviewed witnesses contacted on scene,” the statement continued. “Per a court order from a prior case, Bryan was not supposed to be in contact with Cartwright.”
The statement concluded: “After additional investigation, Cartwright was arrested for Attempted Assault in the 1st Degree, three counts of Recklessly Endangering, and DUII. Bryan was arrested for a probation violation on an original charge of Assault in the 4th Degree. The involved children were placed with a family member.”
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The pair — who have been engaged since November 2021 and share three children: daughter Kennedy, 3, and twins Parker and Sequoia, 2 — have faced several legal issues in the past. This is Bryan’s sixth arrest in five years, with the last before the most recent incident occurring in January.
At the time, the actor faced allegations of second-degree domestic violence from Myrtle Beach police in South Carolina. In a police report obtained by PEOPLE, the arresting officer said a woman, who PEOPLE reported to be Cartwright, “stated that she was assaulted” by Bryan and the two “live together and have children in common.”
She further 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.”
In 2021, Bryan pled guilty to two misdemeanor charges of domestic violence following an incident in which he was accused of strangling a woman. In 2023, he pled guilty to fourth degree felony assault. The following year, in 2024, Bryan was arrested twice on DUI charges.
