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Judge Denies Brian Hickerson’s Expungement Request

8/22/2026

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Brian Hickerson Denied

Judge rejected Brian Hickerson’s request to expunge his 2021 domestic-violence conviction.
Prosecutors opposed the expungement because he faced alleged drug arrests in August 2025.
He was arrested on August 2 and August 6, 2025 for alleged substance offenses.
HOA distributed notices warning residents to report his presence on the property.
The DEA joined the investigation, adding a federal drug-enforcement component.

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Brian Hickerson Administers Narcan

Brian Hickerson gave Narcan to Hayden Panettiere after she was found in a Greenville Airbnb on Aug. 16.
Zach Hickerson called 911, performed CPR with Brian, and helped give the Narcan.
Greenville County coroner found no trauma and said the death cause remains pending.
Police said no foul play and asked the public to respect the investigation.
Lesley Vogel blamed Brian Hickerson and said the DEA is assisting the probe.

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Brian Hickerson Rejected

Mia Terrazzas said she called 911 at least six times about disturbances involving Panettiere and Hickerson.
Panettiere’s memoir, This Is Me: A Reckoning, released in May, details multiple episodes of physical abuse by Hickerson.
A Los Angeles judge denied Hickerson’s request on Aug. 13 to reduce his 2021 felony convictions to misdemeanors.
Panettiere obtained a restraining order against Hickerson in 2020, citing ongoing domestic violence concerns.

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Brian Hickerson Denied

Judge rejected Brian Hickerson’s request to expunge his 2021 domestic-violence conviction.
Prosecutors opposed the expungement because he faced alleged drug arrests in August 2025.
He was arrested on August 2 and August 6, 2025 for alleged substance offenses.
HOA distributed notices warning residents to report his presence on the property.
The DEA joined the investigation, adding a federal drug-enforcement component.

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