Hayden Panettiere</a>’s bad news boyfriend, Brian Hickerson</a>, is accused of hitting the actress on Valentine’s day.<br /><br />"I can confirm that he was arrested on February 14 and charged with domestic battery. He's been released. We don't have him in custody anymore. His bail was set at $5,000,” the detective on the case, Clayton Platt of the Teton County Sheriff's Department, told RadarOnline.com in an exclusive statement.<br /><br />[ami-related id="1804661" url="https://radaronline.com/photos/stars-who-split-around-valentines-day/" title="Love Hurts: The Worst Celebrity Valentine's Day Breakups Exposed" target="_blank" thumb="true" showsubt="false" imgsrc="https://i0.heartyhosting.com/radaronline.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Stars-Who-Split-Around-Valentine-Day-Exposed-Feature.jpg?fit=1100%2C618&ssl=1" format="gallery" flag="" channel="44" subtitle="See how Jen, Khloe, JLo & Lady Gaga suffered February heartbreak!"]<br /><br />According to court documents obtained by Radar, Hickerson, 30, allegedly got in a fight with Panettiere and struck his girlfriend of over a year and a half with a closed fist at around 2:30 a.m. while the two were vacationing in Wyoming.<br /><br /></a><br /><br />After the altercation, an allegedly intoxicated Hickerson was locked out of the private residence he and Panettiere were staying in at the time.<br /><br />A police report stated Hickerson allegedly told responding officers that Panettiere, 30, was claiming he “beat the f**k” out of her.<br /><br />Officers claimed that when asked if he had attacked his girlfriend, Hickerson was cagey about answering.<br /><br />[ami-related id="1754773" url="https://radaronline.com/photos/hayden-panettiere-scandalous-life-30/" title="Parties, Punches and Postpartum: Hayden Panettiere’s Scandalous Life" target="_blank" thumb="true" showsubt="false" imgsrc="https://i0.heartyhosting.com/radaronline.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Hayden-Panettiere-Scandalous-Life-As-She-Turns-30-Feature.jpg?fit=1100%2C618&ssl=1" format="gallery" flag="" channel="44" subtitle="The 'Nashville' star has had a rocky life in and out of the spotlight."]<br /><br />A chef who was at the home until 1 a.m. told police the couple were arguing before the alleged incident</a>.<br /><br />Cops claimed Panettiere said Hickerson attacked her in their bedroom, leaving her with a red and swollen face and a scraped left hand.<br /><br />As RadarOnline.com previously reported, this isn’t the first time</a> Hickerson has faced abuse accusations. He allegedly brutally beat the <i>Nashville</i> actress, 30, three times over two days in May 2019.<br /><br />Last September, a judge dismissed the domestic violence case</a> against Hickerson after Panettiere refused to cooperate with prosecutors about the alleged incident.<br /><br />And Hickerson “beat up” the actress’ brother, Jensen, “twice” — one of which allegedly happened during a vacation with her family</a> to San Ignacio, Mexico, sources previously revealed exclusively to Radar.
