{"id":260826,"date":"2026-05-06T16:48:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T16:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/260826\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T16:48:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T16:48:10","slug":"controversial-looksmaxxing-streamer-charged-in-alligator-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/260826\/","title":{"rendered":"Controversial \u2018looksmaxxing\u2019 streamer charged in alligator shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text text--small text--normal text--primary\">Published:\u00a0May 6, 2026 at 12:22 PM<\/p>\n<p>lead-art-block.fullscreen-enterExpand<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/42S3OQMS2VGQFOGEI4GELOTA2Y.jpg\"  width=\"1280\" height=\"720\"\/>Clavicular shooting incident. (WPLG) <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">MIAMI \u2014 Clavicular is in trouble again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The controversial streamer and influencer, known for promoting <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Looksmaxxing\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Looksmaxxing\">\u201clooksmaxxing,\u201d<\/a> is facing a new criminal charge, this time in Miami-Dade County.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.local10.com\/espanol\/2026\/05\/06\/mas-problemas-para-clavicular-acusan-a-polemico-streamer-de-looksmaxxing-por-disparar-a-un-caiman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.local10.com\/espanol\/2026\/05\/06\/mas-problemas-para-clavicular-acusan-a-polemico-streamer-de-looksmaxxing-por-disparar-a-un-caiman\/\">Leer en espa\u00f1ol<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The Miami New Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.miaminewtimes.com\/news\/clavicular-facing-criminal-charges-in-alligator-shooting-40546765\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.miaminewtimes.com\/news\/clavicular-facing-criminal-charges-in-alligator-shooting-40546765\/\">reports<\/a> the charges against the 20-year-old, whose real name is Braden Eric Peters, come in connection with a March incident in the Everglades in which he appeared to shoot a dead alligator. The publication reports that prosecutors \u201cquietly\u201d filed the charges April 29.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Court records show Peters, along with two others, is facing a misdemeanor charge of unlawful discharge of a firearm after the March 26 incident at the Everglades and Francis S. Taylor Wildlife Management Area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Peters would end up in jail one county to the north later that day for an unrelated reason: Fort Lauderdale police <a href=\"https:\/\/www.local10.com\/news\/local\/2026\/03\/27\/looksmaxxing-influencer-clavicular-arrested-by-fort-lauderdale-police\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.local10.com\/news\/local\/2026\/03\/27\/looksmaxxing-influencer-clavicular-arrested-by-fort-lauderdale-police\/\">arrested him<\/a> in connection with a warrant out of central Florida.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">In that case, Osceola County deputies said he \u201cinstigated\u201d a fight between his girlfriend, Violet Marie Lentz, and a 19-year-old woman at an Airbnb near Kissimmee.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Peters posted the Feb. 2 fight on social media \u201cto exploit the two women,\u201d deputies said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Lentz, 24, was also facing a misdemeanor charge in connection with the incident, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">In April, Peters \u2015 who has been open about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/04\/25\/us\/clavicular-looksmaxxing-collapse-cec\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/04\/25\/us\/clavicular-looksmaxxing-collapse-cec\">using drugs<\/a> like methamphetamine \u2015 was reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.local10.com\/news\/local\/2026\/04\/15\/report-controversial-looksmaxxing-influencer-clavicular-hospitalized-in-miami\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.local10.com\/news\/local\/2026\/04\/15\/report-controversial-looksmaxxing-influencer-clavicular-hospitalized-in-miami\/\">hospitalized in Miami<\/a> after an overdose.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">As for the Everglades case, records show Peters is set to face a Miami-Dade judge on May 20.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfe0 News From Your Neighborhood<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph b-article-body__copyright\">Copyright 2026 by WPLG Local10.com &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Chris Gothner\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/https:\/\/author-service-images-sandbox-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub\/wplginc\/3be3b5ed-fb4b-43ce-8b.jpeg\"  width=\"100\" height=\"100\"\/>Chris Gothner <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph b-author-bio__author-description\">Chris Gothner joined the Local 10 News team in 2022 as a Digital Journalist.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Published:\u00a0May 6, 2026 at 12:22 PM lead-art-block.fullscreen-enterExpandClavicular shooting incident. 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