Zachery Ty Bryan sentenced to 16 months in prison for DUI conviction

“Home Improvement” star Zachery Ty Bryan was sentenced to 16 months in prison.

Bryan, 44, was sentenced Monday in California after pleading guilty in connection with his February 2024 drunken driving arrest in La Quinta.

According to court records obtained by Fox News Digital, Bryan reached a deal with prosecutors during a new arraignment on Feb. 23, pleading guilty to felony driving under the influence and recognizing additional punishment related to two prior drunken driving convictions.

Bryan was convicted at the Larson Justice Center of driving under the influence, with a blood alcohol content of .08 or greater. Two additional charges – including hit-and-run and property damage – were dismissed.

“Home Improvement” actor Zachery Ty Bryan was sentenced to 16 months in prison after pleading guilty to misdemeanor drunk driving charges in California. (Getty Images)

The former child star was denied probation. According to court records, Bryan served 53 days in jail.

Fox News Digital has reached out to its attorney for comment.

The recent California conviction marks the latest development in a series of legal problems over the past five years.

The sentence stems from a traffic stop that occurred in February 2024 in La Quinta. At the time, he was charged with misdemeanor drunk driving and one count of contempt of court.

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“Deputies assigned to the La Quinta Sheriff’s Station conducted a traffic stop in the area of ​​Washington Street and Calle Tampico in La Quinta on a vehicle believed to be involved in a recent traffic collision,” Sergeant Wenndy Brito-Gonzalez told Fox News Digital at the time.

“When officers contacted the driver, they observed signs of impairment, which led to the driver’s arrest for driving under the influence with a prior record.”

Brito-Gonzalez added, “The driver, later identified as Zachery Bryan, 42, was booked into a Riverside County jail.”

Zachery Ty Bryan was previously arrested on January 2, 2025. (Courtesy of Horry County Sheriff)

Bryan was incarcerated at the John Benoit Detention Center at the time and later released on $50,000 bail.

The February arrest was not an isolated incident.

In October 2024, Bryan was arrested again, this time in Custer County, Oklahoma.

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The former child star reached a plea deal with prosecutors after a February 2024 traffic stop in La Quinta led to charges. (Getty Images)

Bryan “was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence for a second offense and then driving without a valid driver’s license,” Oklahoma police confirmed to Fox News Digital. It was booked at 8:34am on Friday October 25th.

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In July 2023, Bryan was arrested after authorities responded to a physical argument between the actor and an unnamed woman. He was charged with two counts of fourth-degree assault.

He later pleaded guilty to fourth-degree assault, constituting domestic violence. As part of a negotiated resolution that dismissed the second assault charge, Bryan had to serve seven days in jail instead of 19 to 20 months in the Oregon Department of Corrections, Lane County Chief Deputy Prosecutor Chris Parosa confirmed in a statement to Fox News Digital at the time.

Bryan worked alongside Tim Allen for 8 years on “Home Improvement”. (ABC Photo Archive/Disney General Entertainment Content)

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Bryan was also arrested in 2020 following an altercation with his girlfriend Johnnie Faye Cartwright, during which he allegedly attempted to strangle her in their apartment in Eugene, Oregon. He later pleaded guilty.

Bryan rose to fame as Brad Taylor, the eldest son of Tim “The Tool Man” Taylor – played by Tim Allen – on the hit ABC sitcom “Home Improvement,” which aired from 1991 to 1999.

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