Clavicular, known for being a looksmaxxer, may be looking at maximum security prison, according to Attorney General James Uthmeier.
“Fish and Wildlife, the Conservation Commission here that oversees our state parks and permitting when it comes to hunting animals, they’re deeply involved in an investigation,” Uthmeier said on the Benny Show. “It looks like a serious offense here. This is a felony. You can’t just go out and shoot animals here in Florida. We have law and order, we have a permitting process
Clavicular, whose birth name is Braden Eric Peters, was videoed with acquaintances shooting an alligator in the Everglades. While some have said the animal was already dead, the shooting appeared to be out of legal compliance.
Possible violations include a kill being done out of season as it did not happen between Aug. 15 and Nov. 1, done illegally because guns aren’t allowed to be used in gator hunting except by commercial operations, and done without a permit.
“If you want to go on a gator hunt, there’s certainly very appropriate ways to do that. But the imagery you see in the video is pretty careless and cocky. And at the end of the day, that might just be so stupid that it lands him a lot of time behind bars,” Uthmeier said.
An illegal kill could earn the suspect third-degree felony charges punishable by up to five years in prison, five years of probation, and a $5,000 fine.
“We enforce the law here, no matter who you are. If you’re an influencer, social media celebrity doesn’t matter. If you do the crime here, you do the time. We prosecute to the fullest. We don’t give out special treatment. So if you’re going to do dumb things, expect to get, you know, serious results.”
Peters was arrested this weekend on separate battery charges. He has since been released, but faces counts of misdemeanor battery and conspiracy to commit battery.
Even if the gator was dead, Peters could face first-degree misdemeanor charges for unlawfully discharging a firearm, presumably multiple counts given he fired many times.
