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Disgraced fitness influencer Brian Johnson, better known online as "Liver King," was arrested in Austin, Texas, after posting a series of videos on his social media accounts claiming he traveled to podcaster Joe Rogan's home city to challenge him to a fight.
Johnson faces a Class B misdemeanor charge of making a terroristic threat and was booked into Travis County Jail at 8:31 p.m. local time on Tuesday (June 24), according to online records, with sources confirming that the disgraced fitness influencer was the same person listed in the jail log.
Additional details weren't immediately made available at the time of publication Wednesday (June 25) morning. Johnson shared a video of himself wearing an old-school tactical vest while being handcuffed and placed in the back of a patrol car as his wife, Bozena 'Barbara' Johnson looked on.
Johnson also shared a video in which he was seen frantically pacing around a living room while playing meditation music and ranting about "prison," being "arrested" and "fighting" Rogan minutes before being detained. The cameraman said he was dealing with police and advised Johnson not to take a knife with him as he attempted to put his utility knife in his pocket and continued to challenge Rogan to a fight in the video.
Johnson also shared a video in which he was sipping coffee while calling out Rogan with a box with The Joe Rogan Experience logo sitting on a table. The influencer tells everyone in the room, "If I'm arrested," that the container with the Rogan logo goes to the "Mothership," Rogan's comedy club in Austin, while holding a black ammo can.
It's unclear whether Rogan was the reason Johnson was arrested on Tuesday. Johnson did, however, go on a lengthy rant challenging Rogan to an "honorable" fight on Monday (June 23).
“Joe Rogan, I’m calling you out, my name’s Liver King. Man to man, I’m picking a fight with you,” he said with a wolf pelt over his head. “I have no training in jiu-jitsu, you’re a black belt, you should dismantle me. But I’m picking a fight with you. Your rules, I’ll come to you, whenever you’re ready.”
Rogan hadn't ever hosted Johnson on his podcast during the height of his social media popularity but had discussed his steroid use. Johnson gained notoriety by promoting his diet of "ancestral" foods such as bone marrow and muscle meat and outrageous workout routines, which was revealed to be misleading after leaked emails showed he spent $11,000 monthly on steroids to achieve his physique and later admitted to using testosterone and human growth hormone.