Jonathan Taylor Thomas was detained and later released after an incident during a traffic stop in Westlake Village, California, on Monday, according to court records obtained by Fox News Digital. The records say he was booked at the Malibu/Lost Hills sheriff’s station and released.
What deputies told People
Law enforcement told People magazine: “The driver was being detained for DUI investigation. Sometime during the investigation, Mr. Taylor decided he would exit the vehicle. Deputies told him to sit back down in the vehicle. He was uncooperative with them, failed to follow orders, and obstructed the investigation, so he was arrested for obstruction, and he was arrested for drunk in public.”
People also reported that when authorities attempted to detain Thomas for public intoxication and obstruction, he allegedly “kicked a deputy in the stomach.”
What TMZ reported
Law enforcement sources told TMZ that Thomas was a passenger in a vehicle stopped by police. TMZ reported deputies told him to stay inside the vehicle, but he allegedly exited anyway, and he was reportedly drunk at the time.
Recent reunion photo
Thomas’ legal run-in followed a widely shared reunion photo posted in July by “Home Improvement” co-star Patricia Richardson, who captioned a snapshot with Thomas and Taran Noah Smith, “My other boys,” on Instagram.
Background on Thomas
Thomas rose to fame as Randy Taylor on “Home Improvement” and appeared in films including “Tom and Huck” and “Man of the House.” He voiced young Simba in Disney’s 1994 “The Lion King.” He told People in 2013, “I’d been going nonstop since I was 8 years old. I wanted to go to school, to travel and have a bit of a break.” He left “Home Improvement” during its eighth season and later appeared on “Last Man Standing” from 2013 to 2015, including directing three episodes.
