Austin police arrest ‘Liver King’ for alleged threats against Joe Rogan on Instagram

by Will LeHardy Wed, June 25th 2025 at 12:05 PM Updated Wed, June 25th 2025 at 1:12 PM (Credit/Austin Police Department) AUSTIN, Texas — Austin police arrested 47-year-old Brian Johnson, known as “Liver King” on social media, for making threats against Joe Rogan on his Instagram profile. APD says that detectives were notified on Tuesday morning that Johnson made threats against Joe Rogan on his Instagram. According to police, detectives observed that Johnson was traveling to Austin while continuing to make threatening statements. APD says they contacted Joe Rogan, who lives in Austin and who told detectives that he had not had any interaction with Johnson and considered the posts to be threatening. An arrest warrant was obtained. MORE NEWS | Kyle man gets 40 years for domestic violence, protective order violations Police say that APD officers located Johnson at the Four Seasons hotel at 98 San Jacinto Boulevard at approximately 5:59 p.m. APD says that Johnson was taken into custody without incident. Video on Johnson’s “Liver King” Instagram profile shows the social media influencer being put in the back of a pickup truck in handcuffs. Johnson was taken to the Travis County jail and charged with Terroristic Threat, a
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