Influencer Clavicular Gets Probation in Alligator Case

Braden Eric Peters, the online streamer known as Clavicular, pleaded no contest on Friday in Miami-Dade County to a misdemeanor charge tied to a viral Everglades shooting video, according to local court coverage. The 20-year-old was sentenced to six months of probation, ordered to complete 20 hours of community service and told to take firearm-safety and wildlife-protection courses. The case centered on a March 26 incident at the Francis S. Taylor Everglades Wildlife Management Area boat ramp dock, where prosecutors said Peters unlawfully discharged a firearm in a public place. The plea kept the case from going to trial and left Peters without jail time. ### What exactly did Peters plead to? Friday's hearing resolved a first-degree misdemeanor count of unlawfully discharging a firearm in a public place, according to court reporting and charging details published earlier this month. Prosecutors had alleged that Peters knowingly fired in a public area in violation of Florida law. (wsvn.com) WSVN reported that Peters entered a no-contest plea in a Miami-Dade courtroom. CBS Miami reported that the judge accepted the deal and imposed probation rather than jail. ### What were the terms of the plea deal? Six months of probation was the core penalty, and the agreement also required 20 hours of community service. (wsvn.com) WSVN said Peters must also complete firearm-safety and wildlife-protection courses. CBS Miami reported an additional condition on the service hours: they cannot be streamed or monetized. (wsvn.com) The same report said the judge warned Peters and co-defendant Andrew Morales that violating probation could expose them to up to 364 days in jail. WSVN said no criminal conviction will appear on Peters' record under the agreement. (wsvn.com) Peters declined to comment after the hearing, according to CBS Miami, and his attorney also said, "No comment today." ### What happened in the Everglades? March 26 is the date prosecutors tied to the shooting allegation. (cbsnews.com) Court documents cited by multiple outlets say the incident happened at the Francis S. Taylor Everglades Wildlife Management Area boat ramp dock in Miami-Dade County. Florida wildlife officials said in late March they were aware of a video showing individuals on an airboat who appeared to be discharging firearms at an alligator. (wsvn.com) NBC 6 South Florida quoted the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission as saying officers were looking into the incident. (wsvn.com) Fox 13 Tampa Bay reported that the video appeared to show Peters firing at a dead alligator and said TMZ preserved footage showing multiple shots. Peters' attorneys said earlier this month that he had followed the instructions of a licensed airboat guide and that "No animals or people were harmed." (nbcmiami.com) ### Who else was charged? Andrew Morales, known online as "The Cuban Tarzan," also pleaded no contest on Friday in the same case, CBS Miami reported. The station said Morales received the same sentence of probation, community service and required courses. Yabdiel Anibal Cotto Torres was charged as a third defendant, according to WSVN and other reports published when the case was filed. (fox13news.com) Court coverage on Friday said his case had not yet been resolved. ### Why did the case draw so much attention online? The video spread on social media in late March and prompted a public response from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. (cbsnews.com) Peters was already a visible online figure, and coverage of the case repeatedly identified him as a controversial streamer associated with "looksmaxxing" content. (wsvn.com) NBC News, citing officials, reported that authorities said the shooting disrupted the "peace and dignity" of the Everglades. That language, and the footage itself, helped turn a local misdemeanor case into a national online story. ### What happens next in the case? Cotto Torres is set to face a judge later this month, CBS Miami reported on May 15. (nbcmiami.com) Peters and Morales, meanwhile, must complete the probation terms, community-service hours and required courses laid out in Friday's plea agreements. (cbsnews.com) (nbcnews.com)