Brian Johnson — higher often called his on-line character “The Liver King” — ended up in jail and charged with making a terroristic risk in opposition to Joe Rogan after the podcast and UFC coloration commentator’s safety crew alerted police to a sequence of unhinged movies on social media.
On Monday, MMA Combating obtained a duplicate of the prison criticism filed in opposition to Johnson after an investigation led police to imagine he was making reputable threats to go after Rogan, which included quite a few social media posts difficult him to a combat after which really driving to Austin, Texas the place the 57-year-old comic resides.
Police have been initially contacted by a member of Rogan’s safety crew after he was made conscious of a number of social media posts made by Johnson. The movies escalated from “quite a few threats” to truly posting movies “documenting that [he] had traveled to Austin and was at the moment on the town to combat Joe Rogan.”
Rogan’s safety crew requested police to intervene over the escalating nature in Johnson’s conduct earlier than he might probably trigger “any hurt to Joe Rogan or his household.”
Police acknowledged within the prison criticism that after viewing various Johnson’s movies, authorities believed that his conduct exhibited indicators of “some kind of psychological well being episode, indicating that Brian Johnson could possibly be a hazard to himself or others.”
In a single specific video recognized by police, Johnson is seen standing shirtless sporting a “fox headdress on his head whereas holding two firearms that gave the impression to be gold plated AR-15 quick barrel rifles.” Within the video, Johnson — whereas holding onto the weapons — acknowledged “Joe Rogan, I’m calling you out, man to man, I’m choosing a combat with you.”
After viewing a number of extra movies from Johnson together with people who confirmed he took a three-hour journey from his house in Willis, Texas to Austin, Texas the place he continued making threats in opposition to Rogan.
Police ultimately received in touch with Rogan himself, who advised authorities that he was initially made conscious of Johnson’s threats by his safety crew, and he interpreted the actions and statements “as threatening,” which resulted in him submitting a police report.
Rogan advised police he by no means had any contact with Johnson so he was unaware why the social media influencer was instantly focusing on him.
The veteran UFC coloration commentator then advised police that “he has been advised that Brian Johnson has a major drug concern” and primarily based on the quite a few Instagram posts made about him, he believes Johnson is “considerably unstable and looks as if he wants assist.”
In consequence, police “discovered that Brian Johnson dedicated the act of terroristic risk in direction of Joe Rogan” and fees have been filed in opposition to him. Johnson was arrested and later launched on $20,000 bond together with a restraining order that he should keep no less than 200 yards away from Rogan and his household in addition to his house and locations of enterprise.
Johnson was additionally ordered to bear a psychological well being analysis inside seven days of his launch.
Johnson’s subsequent courtroom listening to is scheduled on July 16.
