Brian Johnson, otherwise known as "Liver King" on the internet, has been arrested by Austin police over alleged threats against podcaster and comedian Joe Rogan.
The Liver King was arrested on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, by Austin Police Department (APD) detectives, with the APD releasing a statement explaining Johnson was arrested after detectives reviewed several posts on his Instagram profile that revealed Johnson was traveling to Austin, Texas, while continuously threatening Rogan. The APD's statement stated they contacted Rogan, who said he had never interacted with Johnson and considered the posts to be threatening. The APD statement added that, based on the gathered information, the authorities obtained an arrest warrant for Johnson on a charge of Terroristic Threat.
Popular Now: AFTERSHOCK's $14,200 Cherry Bloom gaming PC uses titanium flowers that bloom with heatJohnson has been posting several videos of himself calling out Joe Rogan, saying he wants to fight Rogan. In one video, he can be seen wearing a wolf's skin on his head and holding two machine guns, while shouting, "Joe Rogan, I'm calling you out. My name's Liver King. Man to man. I'm picking a fight with you!" In another video, Johnson can be seen ingesting a coffee enema and saying he hasn't "threatened to kill anybody. I picked a fight."
Johnson instructed his team to record the moments leading up to his arrest, where he can be seen in what appears to be a somewhat unstable mental state. That video can be found here.
