Dec. 16, 2009 - WATN - Brian Brosall

My final WHERE ARE THEY NOW, WEDNESDAY (WATN) of 2009 is Brian Bonsall. Who is that, you say?

One of my favorite TV shows of all time was the 1980s NBC sitcom, Family Ties, starring Michael J. Fox.

Alex P. Keaton had a younger brother, Andy, played by Brian Bonsall.

Bonsall, now 28, has been charged in Colorado with second-degree assault after police say he repeatedly hit a friend in the head with a broken wooden stool. He could face between two to six years in prison if convicted of the charge that prosecutors filed last week.

Brian - Then and Now

Police say Bonsall was also wanted on a warrant for missing a court hearing in 2007. In that case, he had been sentenced to two years of probation for assaulting his girlfriend. 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.

He is no stranger to the Boulder police department. He was arrested in 2004 for drunk driving.

I think Bosnall is just acting out because he just learned that his TV Mom, Meredith Baxter has come out as a lesbian.

I know somewhere Alex P. Keaton is doing one of those “But Mom!!!” expressions.