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The internet\u2019s most controversial looksmaxxer is in hot water again.<\/p>\n
Clavicular, born Braden Eric Peters, has been charged in Florida\u2019s Miami-Dade County in connection with a video that circulated on social media showing an alligator, which appeared to be dead already, being shot repeatedly in the Everglades. Two others are also facing charges in connection with the incident: Andrew Morales, 22, known online by the moniker \u201cCuban Tarzan,\u201d<\/a> and Yabdiel Anibal Cotto Torres, 26, who goes by \u201cBaby Alien.\u201d<\/p>\n Peters is facing a misdemeanor charge of unlawfully discharging a firearm in a public place, according to court records obtained by The Times. The Miami-Dade state attorney\u2019s office filed the charges April 29. <\/p>\n Steven Kramer and Jeffrey Neiman, attorneys for Peters, told The Times in a text message, \u201cOur client has been summoned to appear for a misdemeanor charge that stems from following the instructions of a licensed airboat guide. He relied on that guidance. No animals or people were harmed. We are confident that once the full picture is understood, people will see this for what it is.\u201d<\/p>\n The shooting took place at the Everglades and Francis S. Taylor Wildlife Management Area boat ramp dock on or about March 26, court records said. The video shows the men aboard an airboat firing at the alligator more than a dozen times. <\/p>\n \u201cYeah, it\u2019s definitely dead,\u201d Peters is heard saying after firing. <\/p>\n Shortly after the video went live on social media, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced it had launched an investigation into the incident.<\/p>\n \u201cFlorida\u2019s wildlife and waterways deserve respect, not content farming,\u201d Lt. Gov. Jay Collins said March 26 on X<\/a>. \u201cUnder my watch, anyone who abuses wildlife in Florida will be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law.\u201d<\/p>\n Morales\u2019 attorney Richard Cooper emailed The Times a statement Wednesday. \u201cWe urge the public not to rush to judgment. Importantly, there is no allegation that any animal was injured, and the available evidence does not support the sensationalized narrative that has circulated online,\u201d the statement read. \u201cMy client relied on information and guidance provided by those in authority and had no criminal intent.\u201d<\/p>\n An arraignment has been scheduled for May 20.<\/p>\n The face of \u201clooksmaxxing,\u201d a subculture hyperfocused on taking extreme measures to perfect one\u2019s physical appearance, Peters has admitted in interviews<\/a> that he uses appetite-supressing and performance-enhancing drugs, as well as recreational party drugs,<\/a> and has said he chisels his face<\/a> by smashing his bones with a hammer.<\/p>\n The same week Peters\u2019 alligator video caught the authorities\u2019 attention, the manosphere influencer was arrested<\/a> on suspicion of misdemeanor battery. He was taken into custody on a warrant issued by the Osceola County Sheriff\u2019s Office and released soon after on bond. Police allege that in February the 20-year-old internet celebrity instigated a fight between his girlfriend, Violet Lentz, 24, and a 19-year-old influencer at a Kissimmee, Fla., short-term rental. That incident was also live streamed to his hundreds of thousands of followers.<\/p>\n Then in April, Peters was live streaming from a Miami nightclub when he appeared to overdose on camera<\/a>. In the video, Peters is seen taking a swig of an unknown substance and then subsequently starting to mumble, sway and close his eyes as the camera panned away. <\/p>\n