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Posted on 06/03/2004 9:55:41 AM PDT by conservativefromGa

"Family Ties" Tyke Busted for DUI

by Joal Ryan Jun 2, 2004, 5:43 PM PT

A tough week on the roads for a pair of former child stars.

In Colorado, ex-Family Ties tyke Brian Bonsall was rung up on drunken-driving charges, while in California, erstwhile Home Improvement clan member Zachery Ty Bryan was similarly accused.

The Bonsall arrest occurred Friday at 2 p.m. in the onetime prime-time kid's hometown of Boulder, Colorado, police there said.

Bonsall, now 22, was pulled over after an officer watched him pull over his Chevrolet SUV to the side of the road, let his passenger throw up out the window, and then return to traffic, Sgt. Kurt Matthews of the Boulder Police Department said.

Bonsall was booked on suspicion of driving under the influence and driving with a suspended license. His passenger, a 19-year-old man, was booked on suspicion of giving a fake name to police, Matthews said.

When police asked Bonsall how much he'd been drinking, he allegedly replied, "Plenty." When asked to be more specific, he allegedly said, a "half-pint of Jim Beam."

Matthews said police didn't recognize Bonsall as Michael J. Fox's TV kid brother from Family Ties, the NBC sitcom on which he appeared on as a preschooler from 1986 to 1989.

Bonsall, however, isn't an unknown to local authorities, Matthews said. "Brian isn't exactly a saint," he said. "He's had a record here."

Per one report, Bonsall, who has dabbled as a punk rocker post-Ties, was convicted of DUI in 2001.

Bonsall was released Saturday from the Boulder County Jail on $1,000 bail, officials there said. He has a July 19 scheduled court date.

Bryan, meanwhile, has a July 28 day in court following an arrest in Glendale, California.

Bryan, also 22, was clocked by police as traveling 100 mph on the Glendale Freeway in the early hours of May 26, the Glendale News-Press reported.

Upon being stopped, Bryan's alleged account of his drink total for the evening consisted of four beers and a vodka tonic, the paper said.

He was booked on suspicion of drunken driving and released from the local jail last Thursday, the News-Press reported.

Bryan played eldest son Brad Taylor on Home Improvement for the hit series' 1991-99 run.

As a presently grown-up actor, Bryan has done prime-time guest spots (Smallville, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, etc.) and indie films.

Craig Stadler arrested for drunk driving in Ionia County

Craig Stadler talks to 24 Hour News 8 after being in court Wednesday.

(Ionia County, June 2, 2004, 4:30 p.m.) Star golf pro Craig Stadler tells 24 Hour News 8 that he's pulling out of the Farmers Charity Classic after being arrested for drunk driving in Ionia County.

Stadler says he had drinks at the Beltline Bar in Grand Rapids Monday night and was driving to Detroit for Media Day when he pulled off at the M-66 exit on I-96. Police say he drove out the wrong way at a gas station and that's when an officer pulled him over. Stadler then failed several alcohol tests. His blood alcohol level was .10.

Stadler was in court Wednesday morning and pled to a lesser charge of operating a vehicle while visually impaired. He won't have any jail time but will have to pay a $900 fine and attend alcohol awareness programs. The judge says Stadler received the same sentence anybody would, and his celebrity status did not play a factor in his decision.

The golfer says this is so devastating that he has to drop out of this week's tournament in Ada Township. He adds that he's embarrassed and sorry for what happened.


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1 posted on 06/03/2004 9:55:42 AM PDT by conservativefromGa
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To: conservativefromGa

This story needs a midget and a cream pie.


2 posted on 06/03/2004 9:59:48 AM PDT by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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To: conservativefromGa

Man, I am like so wasted...


3 posted on 06/03/2004 10:01:44 AM PDT by billorites (freepo ergo sum)
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To: conservativefromGa

I hereby nominate this thread as the biggest NON-STORY of the week!!

~</;o)


4 posted on 06/03/2004 10:02:57 AM PDT by EggsAckley (............Al Gore: I rant, therefore I am............)
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To: billorites

Busted dude!


5 posted on 06/03/2004 10:03:46 AM PDT by billorites (freepo ergo sum)
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To: conservativefromGa
Give the boy some Gack and blood worm wine.
6 posted on 06/03/2004 10:04:26 AM PDT by dts32041 (What is the exit strategy for Europe and Japan ? - I don't think there was one, we are still there)
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To: billorites

ROFLMAO!!!


7 posted on 06/03/2004 10:04:52 AM PDT by randog (Everything works great 'til the current flows.)
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To: conservativefromGa

When police asked Bonsall how much he'd been drinking, he allegedly replied, "Plenty."


Good reply. If you're going down, might as well go down hard and fast.


8 posted on 06/03/2004 10:05:01 AM PDT by subterfuge (Liberalism is, as liberalism does.)
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To: conservativefromGa
Upon being stopped, Bryan's alleged account of his drink total for the evening consisted of four beers and a vodka tonic, the paper said. What a lightweight. I expected more (drug abuse) from the TV son of Tim "King of the 8 Ball" Allen. Maybe my expectations are just too high.
9 posted on 06/03/2004 10:05:06 AM PDT by ICX (FR's resident dumb puppy with big teeth)
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To: conservativefromGa
"an officer watched him pull over his Chevrolet SUV to the side of the road, let his passenger throw up out the window, and then return to traffic"

That will do it.

10 posted on 06/03/2004 10:06:07 AM PDT by billorites (freepo ergo sum)
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To: conservativefromGa
He won't have any jail time but will have to pay a $900 fine and attend alcohol awareness programs.

I'll bet that, at some point, he was aware that he was drinking alcohol.

11 posted on 06/03/2004 10:07:12 AM PDT by thesharkboy
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To: dead

Never, never drive under the alkafluence of inkohol!!


12 posted on 06/03/2004 10:11:08 AM PDT by litehaus
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To: billorites
"an officer watched him pull over his Chevrolet SUV to the side of the road, let his passenger throw up out the window, and then return to traffic"

Dead giveaway...

13 posted on 06/03/2004 10:13:27 AM PDT by SeeRushToldU_So (Error 404; Page Not Found.)
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To: conservativefromGa

The show really went downhill when they brought on that kid. Same with "The Brady Bunch" - Cousin Oliver was a harbinger that the show had jumped the shark.


14 posted on 06/03/2004 10:15:30 AM PDT by oblomov (Envy plus rhetoric equals "social justice." - Thomas Sowell)
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To: billorites

Look at that! Thats what I call "Child Actor Hair". It looks bad on children, worse on adults.


15 posted on 06/03/2004 10:23:46 AM PDT by KC_Conspirator (This space outsourced to India)
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To: SeeRushToldU_So

I know, but I guess when it happens you aren't really thinking that way. Had a buddy that was driving a girl home after a hard, hard night of partying. She began to get sick, and he handed her a wendy's bag to earp in. Melted right thru the bag. Yuck.


16 posted on 06/03/2004 10:29:06 AM PDT by job ("God is not dead nor doth He sleep")
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To: conservativefromGa
When police asked Bonsall how much he'd been drinking, he allegedly replied, "Plenty." When asked to be more specific, he allegedly said, a "half-pint of Jim Beam."

If he ever watched "Cops" he would know the standard response: "Aww, a couple of beers."

17 posted on 06/03/2004 10:29:32 AM PDT by oyez (Fortune favors the bold.)
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To: conservativefromGa

When police asked Bonsall how much he'd been drinking, he allegedly replied, "Plenty." When asked to be more specific, he allegedly said, a "half-pint of Jim Beam."



LOL!


18 posted on 06/03/2004 10:31:05 AM PDT by Atlas Sneezed (Blame Government)
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To: subterfuge

My wayward niece once related to me how she had gone off the road one night in her car. I asked her if she was belted, and she replied, "Oh man, was I EVER!!"


19 posted on 06/03/2004 10:38:32 AM PDT by Inspectorette
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To: litehaus
I wonder what the experts will have to say on the topic:

Modern Drunkard Magazine

20 posted on 06/03/2004 11:22:07 AM PDT by Slings and Arrows (Am Yisrael Chai!)
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