The Liver King has been arrested.
Arrest And Charges
Social media star Brian Johnson, otherwise known as ‘The Liver King’ has been arrested Wednesday after terroristic threats towards UFC commentator Joe Rogan. MMA Fighting provided updates on this matter, with the Austin, Texas police department confirms the arrest. Johnson was sending munitions threats towards Rogan via social media videos and then went as far as flying to Austin, Texas, where Rogan resides.
On Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at approximately 9:30 a.m., Austin Police Department (APD) detectives were notified that a subject identified as Brian Johnson, known online as “Liver King”, had made threats against Joe Rogan on his Instagram profile,” Austin Police told MMA Fighting in a statement. “Detectives reviewed the posts and observed that Johnson was traveling to Austin while continuing to make threatening statements. Detectives contacted Mr. Rogan, who stated he had never had any interaction with Johnson and considered the posts to be threatening. Based on this information, detectives obtained an arrest warrant for Johnson on a charge of Terroristic Threat.
Later that day, at approximately 5:59 p.m., APD officers located Johnson at the Four Seasons Hotel located at 98 San Jacinto Boulevard and took him into custody without incident. He was transported to the Travis County Jail and charged with Terroristic Threat, a Class B misdemeanor. This remains an active investigation, and there is no further information is available at this time.
If convicted, Brian Johnson faces 180 days in jail and a $2,000 fine. He has posted videos of his arrest on his instagram page.
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