Zachery Ty Bryan was reportedly arrested in October 2020 for allegedly strangling then-girlfriend Johnnie Faye Cartwright. As the Eugene Police Department told Access Hollywood at the time, Bryan committed assault in the fourth degree and interfered “with making a report.” Amongst the startling details given by the police, Bryan allegedly “impeded her breathing and taken the victim’s phone from her when she tried to call 911.”
Bryan’s July 2023 repeat offense is why he has, with this arrest, violated the Fourth Degree Abuse Prevention Act, an Oregonian law designed to protect domestic violence victims from previous alleged attackers.
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Interestingly, in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter published just a day before his July 2 arrest, Bryan downplayed the seriousness of his 2020 incident. As he told THR, he and Cartwright’s 2020 tiff “got blown out of proportion” and “didn’t even really get that physical.” Instead the actor insisted it was mostly a verbal altercation that got “really loud,” with both individuals “screaming … in a townhome that had [thin walls].” In the end, Bryan pled guilty in 2021 to two lesser charges of misdemeanor menacing and misdemeanor assault.
If you or someone you know is dealing with domestic abuse, you can call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1−800−799−7233. You can also find more information, resources, and support on their website.
