Overview
- Police detained Brian Hickerson and his brother Zachary during an altercation at Wild Wing Cafe on Saturday night, Sept. 12, and released Brian without charges while Zach was booked for disorderly conduct.
- Video from the scene shows Brian being carried out, briefly handcuffed and shouting that the Greenville Police Department leaked information about Panettiere’s death, which has circulated widely online and in media reports.
- Both brothers were at the Greenville residence where Hayden Panettiere was found unresponsive on Aug. 16, and Zach has said the brothers gave Narcan and performed CPR before she was pronounced dead.
- Authorities have not named any suspects in the death and the investigation is active with the Drug Enforcement Administration assisting local police as officials focus on tracing any drugs involved rather than charging those present.
- The coroner reported no signs of trauma but the official cause and manner of death await toxicology and lab testing, a process that can take weeks to months and that will guide next steps in the probe and public scrutiny of Hickerson.