NeNe Leakes‘ fans are used to seeing the drama of her personal life play out on “The Real Housewives of Atlanta,” but a private drama that she’s been struggling with for years is her eldest son Bryson Bryant’s repeated run-ins with the law and his growing criminal record. However, after a high-profile arrest last summer, Bryant’s brother is claiming that he’s now staying out of trouble.
As previously reported, Bryant was arrested at a McDonald’s in Douglas County, Georgia last summer when investigators were tracking more than $35K in fraudulent payroll checks and found Bryant riding around with the suspect, who was carrying a laptop and printer making fraudulent Taco Bell payroll checks with him.
Luckily for Bryant, he was only charged with a misdemeanor. However, that wasn’t his first run-in with the law. In 2014, Bryant was charged with DUI after totaling his car in an accident and he was forced to spend six weeks in rehab. However, he was arrested again for testing positive for cocaine and violating his probation and he was subsequently sentenced to three months in prison. Before that, Bryant was arrested in 2011 for shoplifting from a local Wal-Mart.
With so many arrests, it seemed like Bryant was on the verge of having to do major time behind bars. But according to media reports, Bryant’s step-brother, Damian Leakes, the son of Gregg Leakes, recently revealed that Bryant has been keeping out of trouble since last year.
“He’s doing good now, he’s working and trying to fly straight and avoid getting into more trouble than he’s gotten into,” Damian said.
“People make mistakes sometimes and it might take a little longer than some to get back on track,” he added.
Damian says that Bryant is now focused on taking care of his young daughter, Bri’Asia.
“He’s a good father and is a lot better,” said Damian, adding that the family as a whole is doing better. “We learned from that incident to work on our communication to build a stronger bond.”
Well, we’re glad Bryant has cleaned up his life and is focusing on being a father.
