Brian Hickerson Hid Under Table Before August 2 Arrest, Charges Later Dropped
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Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Sep 1
Brian Hickerson Hid Under Table Before August 2 Arrest, Charges Later Dropped
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Sep 1
Summary
A newly published photo shows Brian Hickerson barefoot under a table at Barney's Beanery in West Hollywood moments before deputies arrested him on Aug. 2, 2025.
TMZ said Hickerson appeared under the influence, allegedly broke a drinking glass, threw a shoe at a diner and refused to leave after staff asked him out.
Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies eventually removed him from the restaurant and arrested him outside, though prosecutors later declined to file charges for insufficient evidence.
Four days later, Hickerson was arrested again on suspicion of being under the influence of a controlled substance; that case was dismissed after he completed a diversion program and 10 Narcotics Anonymous meetings.
The report adds scrutiny to Hickerson's behavior before Hayden Panettiere's Aug. 16 death, which remains under investigation after he tried to revive her with Narcan.