According to numerous reports Brendon was pulled over on August 18 for failing to signal and swerving on the road.
When stopped by police, they searched his vehicle and found prescription medicine under the names Nicholas Bender and Kelton Schultz, TMZ reported.
Brendon then reportedly claimed Kelton Schultz is his brother. Brendon does have a brother, although his name is Kelly Donovan. He has since been released and it is unknown if he entered a plea on the two charges.
Newsweek has approached Brendon’s representatives for comment.
Sadly for the American actor, this is not Brendon’s first time in trouble with the law. He has also been open about his struggles with depression and alcoholism, attending rehab on several occasions.
Despite his troubles, Brendon has also continued to have a successful acting career post-Buffy, much like his co-stars David Boreanaz and Sarah Michelle Geller.
A Timeline of Nicholas Brendon’s Post-Buffy Life
Post-Buffy, which ended in 2003, Brendon’s next big role came as Kevin Lynch in Criminal Minds in 2007.
He played the role of FBI technical analyst for seven years, leaving in 2014.
Brendon also moved into film, having leading roles in numerous films including Coherence, alongside Emily Baldoni and Big Gay Love, where he starred opposite Jonathan Lisecki and Phong Truong.
2010
In 2010, Brendon embarked on a four-episode arc on ABC’s Private Practice as Lee McHenry, starring opposite KaDee Strickland as Charlotte King.
He also launched his own webcomic series Very Bad Koalas with animation director/producer Steve Loter.
In 2010, Brendon was stun-gunned and arrested by police in Los Angeles who had been called to respond to reports of an intoxicated individual.
According to news reports at the time, he was arrested for felony vandalism and later charged with four misdemeanors, including one count of resisting arrest, two counts of battery against a police officer, and one count of vandalism.
He pleaded no contest to all of the charges and received a one-year suspended jail sentence.
Brendon was placed on probation for 36 months and was required to carry out 10 days of community service.
2014
In October 2014 at Tree City Comic Con in Boise, Idaho, Brendon was arrested on misdemeanor charges of malicious injury to property, and resisting or obstructing officers.
He later issued a public apology, explaining the incident was a result of drinking alcohol while taking pain medication for an injury.
That same year, Brendon married Moonda Tee, but they split in February 2015.
Brendon left Criminal Minds in 2014 after seven years on the show. He then went onto appear on Hollywood Heights as Dan Testa.
Between 2014 and 2015 he played the recurring role of Jackson Lee in MTV’s Faking It, starring opposite Katie Stevens and Rita Volk.
2015
In February 2015, Brendon was arrested after damaging his hotel room in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
At the time, his spokesperson issued a statement to E! News that read: “We are aware that Nicholas’ actions are of a much deeper origin—and we are working toward creating a healthy environment for him to thrive in. The past several months have been trying, and Nicholas’ disease is damaging and consistently misunderstood. We are doing everything in our power at Camp Nick to assure his recovery.”
In October 2015, he was arrested and charged in Saratoga Springs, New York with felony third-degree robbery, criminal mischief, and obstruction of breathing, after he allegedly grabbed his girlfriend by the neck.
He pleaded guilty to criminal mischief, a misdemeanor, and as part of his plea deal, would avoid prison time if he completed drug and alcohol counseling and one-year probation.
2017— Present Day
In 2017, Brendon starred in the film The Nanny as David, and in 2019 he appeared in Dark/Web as Donovan.
In 2017, he was arrested for allegedly assaulting a different girlfriend at a hotel in Palm Springs, California. He was charged in April 2019 with felony corporal injury to a spouse, reported People.
He pleaded not guilty initially but accepted a plea deal, receiving three years probation, 20 hours of community service, and enrolling in a 52-week domestic violence course in February 2020.
