Judge denies boyfriend’s felony reduction bid 3 days before Hayden Panettiere’s death
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Key Points:
- Days before Hayden Panettiere's death, a California judge denied her boyfriend Brian Hickerson's request to reduce his past felony domestic violence charges to misdemeanors.
- Hickerson pleaded no contest in 2021 to two felony counts related to injuring Panettiere, and the judge's denial came just three days before her passing.
- An incident report from August 16 names Brian and his brother Zach Hickerson as witnesses during attempts to revive Panettiere, noting Zach was emotional while Brian showed emotion only after her death.
- Greenville police continue to investigate Panettiere's death, with the coroner's office stating that toxicology and other tests could take up to three months to complete.
