Boyfriend Who Abused Hayden Panettiere Had Returned to Her Life
Hayden Panettiere’s on-again, off-again boyfriend, Brian Hickerson, had his request to reduce his past felony charges denied by a judge just three days before the actress died. Back in April 2021, Hickerson plead no contest to two felony counts of injuring a spouse or girlfriend after he was arrested in Los Angeles and hit with an eight-count criminal indictment.
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Hayden Panettiere’s on-again, off-again boyfriend, Brian Hickerson, had his request to reduce his past felony charges denied by a judge just three days before the actress died. Back in April 2021, Hickerson plead no contest to two felony counts of injuring a spouse or girlfriend after he was arrested in Los Angeles and hit with an eight-count criminal indictment. The charges stemmed from a series of abusive incidents between May 2019 and January 2020 involving Panettiere. The prosecution objected both his motions to expunge and to reduce the charges to a misdemeanor in a hearing on Aug.
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- Hayden Panettiere’s on-again, off-again boyfriend, Brian Hickerson, had his request to reduce his past felony charges denied by a judge just three days before the actress died. Back in April 2021, Hickerson plead no contest to two felony counts of injuring a spouse or girlfriend after he was arrested in Los Angeles and hit with an eight-count criminal indictment.
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Hayden Panettiere’s boyfriend Brian Hickerson dealt legal blow in domestic abuse case days before her death
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