Following an alleged physical dispute, Hayden Panettiere’s boyfriend was arrested on early Thursday morning for domestic violence.
According to sources who spoke to TMZ, Brian Hickerson and Panetierre had been out drinking around Hollywood on Wednesday night before the alleged physical altercation, which occurred at their home. After responding to a call around 2 a.m., law enforcement arrived at their residence, where they noticed red marks on Panettiere’s body. Following interviews with both subjects, police determined that her boyfriend of nine months had started the fight, sources told TMZ. Hickerson was arrested at 2:25 a.m.
On Friday, police confirmed to E! News that Hickerson had been arrested and booked and on suspicion of felony domestic violence. Per jail records, Hickerson was released on $50,000 bond on Thursday afternoon.
While this is the first reported incident of domestic violence involving Panettiere and her boyfriend of nine months, it isn’t Hickerson’s first run-in with the police. Citing police reports, TMZ notes that Brian got into a physical altercation with his father last October, which culminated in the cops responding to a call for assault and battery. However, it doesn’t appear that Hickerson faced any charges over the incident.