MMA character Brian Johnson, higher often called the Liver King, had all fees in opposition to him dismissed on Thursday after he was arrested earlier this yr for allegedly making threats in opposition to UFC shade commentator Joe Rogan.
Liver King made a collection of weird and meandering movies on social media the place he challenged Rogan to a combat and really went so far as flying into Austin the place Rogan resides whereas persevering with the problem the podcaster and comic.
Detectives reviewed the posts and noticed that Johnson was touring to Austin whereas persevering with to make threatening statements. Detectives contacted Rogan, who acknowledged he had by no means had any interplay with Johnson and thought of the posts to be threatening. Based mostly on this info, detectives obtained an arrest warrant for Johnson on a cost of Terroristic Risk.
Austin Police Division officers situated Johnson on the 4 Seasons Resort and took him into custody with out incident. He was transported to the Travis County Jail and charged with Terroristic Risk, a Class B misdemeanor. If Johnson had been convicted, he confronted as much as 180 days in jail and as much as a $2,000 effective.
Johnson was launched on $20,000 bond with directions that he’s required to remain no less than 200 yards away from Rogan and his household in addition to his residence and locations of enterprise. He was additionally not allowed to own any firearms, and he should endure a psychological well being analysis inside seven days of his launch.
