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Clavicular charged with misdemeanor after viral video shows alligator being shot repeatedly

LA Times · May 6, 2026, 10:52 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

Key takeaways

  • The internet’s most controversial looksmaxxer is in hot water again.
  • Two others are also facing charges in connection with the incident: Andrew Morales, 22, known online by the moniker “Cuban Tarzan,” and Yabdiel Anibal Cotto Torres, 26, who goes by “Baby Alien.”
  • Peters is facing a misdemeanor charge of unlawfully discharging a firearm in a public place, according to court records obtained by The Times.

Clavicular faces a misdemeanor charge after social media video appeared to show him shooting the body of an alligator in the Everglades. (Theo Wargo / Getty Images) By Emily St. Martin Staff Writer Follow May 6, 2026 3:52 PM PT 4 min Click here to listen to this article Share via Close extra sharing options Email Facebook X Linked In Threads Reddit Whats App Copy Link URL Copied! Print 0:00 0:00 1x This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here.

The internet’s most controversial looksmaxxer is in hot water again.

Clavicular, born Braden Eric Peters, has been charged in Florida’s Miami-Dade County in connection with a video that circulated on social media showing an alligator, which appeared to be dead already, being shot repeatedly in the Everglades. Two others are also facing charges in connection with the incident: Andrew Morales, 22, known online by the moniker “Cuban Tarzan,” and Yabdiel Anibal Cotto Torres, 26, who goes by “Baby Alien.”

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