Zach Hickerson, brother of Brian Hickerson who was present during Kate Panettiere’s death last month, spoke to TMZ about his arrest over the weekend in Greenville, South Carolina. Zach was detained after a bar fight at Wild Wing Cafe where he and Brian were allegedly provoked by other patrons discussing Panettiere's overdose. He expressed frustration over online rumors surrounding Panettiere’s death and his own recent arrest for disorderly conduct.
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Zach Hickerson, brother of Brian Hickerson, expressed frustration over false rumors while talking to TMZ on Sunday after being released from jail in Greenville, South Carolina. Zach was arrested for disorderly conduct following a bar fight at Wild Wing Cafe on Saturday night. Police said he was highly intoxicated and yelling profanities when they arrived around 9:10 p.m. Brian, who was also there, was briefly handcuffed but later released without charges. The brothers were reportedly drinking together before the incident occurred. Zach criticized how misinformation can lead to attacks against individuals, referencing rumors about Mélanie Lynne Panettiere's death earlier this month.
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“It’s just super frustrating all that we’ve been through and all the rumors that get started and then people believe them and then they attack as a result of the rumors,” he told TMZ on Sunday, following his release from jail in Greenville, South Carolina.
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“That’s what pisses me off,” Zach continued before referencing misinformation online about Panettiere’s Aug. 16 passing from an apparent overdose.
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Zach → ’ → overdose
He told the outlet people “fill in their own holes” about the tragedy.
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Brian’s lawyer did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment.
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Zach was detained over the weekend for disorderly conduct after police responded to an alleged assault at Wild Wing Cafe Saturday at around 9:10 p.m.
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He was transported to the Greenville County DetentionCenter over allegedly being “highly intoxicated” and yelling profanities, per TMZ.
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While Brian was released handcuffed at the scene — and yelled that “GPD leaked it when my girlfriend died,” referencing Panettiere — he was ultimately released and not charged.
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He and his brother had, according to the outlet, been at the establishment drinking for hours before getting into an altercation with fellow patrons.
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The five middle-aged adults allegedly heckled Brian and Zach over Panettiere’s death from another table, with the latter getting into one of the man’s faces.
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During the ensuing heated incident, Brian was caught on video flinging a chair and being dragged out of the restaurant.
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He and Zach were present when Panettiere died last month in a South Carolina Airbnb, with Brian administering Narcan as Zach called paramedics and both performing CPR.
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She was pronounced dead — and although her cause of death has yet to be revealed, TMZ reported Monday the actress took one oxycodone pill laced with fentanyl.
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