Remember the little brother of Alex P. Keaton on Family Ties? Brian Bonsall played Andy Keaton in the 80’s and was one of my favorite shows. Well, Bonsall, now 25, was arrested on Wednesday in Colorado for domestic violence after an alleged attack on his live in girlfriend. According to police reports, Bonsall’s girlfriend, 26 year old Lindsay Dunavan, claimed that Bonsall poured an alcoholic beverage on her while she was sleeping and when she tried to leave the apartment, attempted to choke her and throw her on the bed repeatedly.



Now for Brian’s version: He told police that he had pushed Dunavan in self-defense because she came at him with a steak knife and cut his arm and face.



They both were arrested at first but then Dunavan was “un-arrested” (according to a police spokeswoman), and that Bonsall is now the “prominent aggressor” in incident. He’s facing two possible counts of felony second-degree assault and misdemeanor false imprisonment and will be charged on Tuesday. He is in jail with a $5,000 bail.



He is no stranger to the Boulder police department, he was involved in reports regarding allegations of domestic violence and assault but was not arrested. He was arrested in 2004 for drunk driving.



Just yet another episode of a child actor gone bad.

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