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Liver King Arrested in Austin on Terroristic Threat Charge

Held on a $20,000 bond at Travis County Jail after threatening Joe Rogan, Liver King is barred from contacting the podcaster with a court-ordered psychiatric evaluation in place.

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FILE - Joe Rogan stands for a benediction after President Donald Trump was sworn in during the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Jan. 20, 2025. (Saul Loeb/Pool photo via AP, File)


LOS ANGELES CA - DECEMBER 15: Brian Johnson, AKA Liver King, is seen on December 15, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by MEGA/GC Images)
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Joe Rogan and Brian "Liver King" Johnson.

Overview

  • On June 24, Johnson was taken into custody at the Four Seasons Hotel in downtown Austin and booked on a Class B misdemeanor terroristic threat charge.
  • The arrest followed videos posted June 23 and 24 in which Johnson challenged Rogan to a fight and said he would welcome being defeated in an honorable duel.
  • APD detectives confirmed that Rogan, contacted during the probe, had no prior dealings with Johnson; he considered the videos threatening.
  • A judge set Johnson’s bond at $20,000, imposing a 200-yard no-contact radius around Rogan and his family.
  • Johnson rose to internet fame promoting a raw-meat ancestral lifestyle; after a 2022 steroid scandal, he was profiled in May’s Netflix documentary Untold: The Liver King.