The arrest was confirmed on Wednesday.
Social media personality 'The Liver King,' real name Brian Johnson, was arrested and charged after allegedly making terroristic threats towards UFC commentator and podcaster Joe Rogan.
MMA Fighting has additional details on the matter as the Austin, Texas police department confirmed the arrest to the outlet. Johnson made a series of videos on social media in which he challenged Rogan to a fight. Rogan resides in Austin, and Johnson flew to the city and continued to challenge him.
On Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at approximately 9:30 a.m., Austin Police Department (APD) detectives were notified that a subject identified as Brian Johnson, known online as “Liver King”, had made threats against Joe Rogan on his Instagram profile,” Austin Police told MMA Fighting in a statement. “Detectives reviewed the posts and observed that Johnson was traveling to Austin while continuing to make threatening statements. Detectives contacted Mr. Rogan, who stated he had never had any interaction with Johnson and considered the posts to be threatening. Based on this information, detectives obtained an arrest warrant for Johnson on a charge of Terroristic Threat.
Later that day, at approximately 5:59 p.m., APD officers located Johnson at the Four Seasons Hotel located at 98 San Jacinto Boulevard and took him into custody without incident. He was transported to the Travis County Jail and charged with Terroristic Threat, a Class B misdemeanor. This remains an active investigation, and there is no further information is available at this time.
After his arrest, more videos were posted to Johnson's Instagram page. If convicted, the social media personality faces 180 days in jail and a $2,000 fine.
