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Influencer Clavicular Facing Charges in Apparent Florida Everglades Alligator Shooting, Court Documents Show
Braden Peters faces a misdemeanor reckless-discharge charge after livestream clips showed him firing at least 10 rounds at an alligator, prosecutors said.
Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle filed charges on April 29 against influencer Braden Eric Peters, known as Clavicular, for allegedly discharging a firearm at the Francis Taylor Everglades Wildlife Management Area Boat Ramp Dock on March 26.
A viral livestream video showed Peters and others on an airboat appearing to shoot at an alligator, prompting the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to investigate the March incident.
Prosecutors charged Peters alongside Andrew Morales, known as The Cuban Tarzan, and Yabdiel Anibal Cotto Torres with unlawful discharge of a firearm in a public place, a misdemeanor carrying up to one year in jail.
Peters' attorneys, Steven Kramer and Jeffrey Neiman, stated the streamer was 'following the instructions of a licensed airboat guide.' An arraignment is scheduled for May 20.
These charges compound recent legal troubles for Peters, who was arrested in Fort Lauderdale in March on battery charges from an unrelated Osceola County incident and hospitalized last month after a suspected overdose.