Zach Hickerson Speaks Out After South Carolina Arrest: "All That We've Been Through"

Zach Hickerson, the brother of Hayden Panettiere’s on-off boyfriend Brian Hickerson, was arrested for disorderly conduct after an alleged bar altercation in Greenville, South Carolina. According to reports, Brian was briefly detained after allegedly throwing a barstool but was released without charges. An eyewitness says the fight started when the brothers were heckled about Panettiere’s death.

Zach told TMZ the situation has been overwhelming:“It’s super frustrating. All that we’ve been through and all the rumors that get started, and then people believe them.”He previously shared that he called 911 and that he and Brian performed CPR on Panettiere after they went to wake her for lunch and realized she was unconscious.

Panettiere died on August 16 at age 36 inside a Greenville residence, and her cause of death remains under investigation. The Hickerson family is clearly still in the thick of a difficult time. Have you ever seen a grieving family treated unfairly in public? Sound off in the comments.