FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Clavicular, the “looksmaxxing” influencer and streamer whose real name is Braden Eric Peters, has reached a resolution in the misdemeanor case filed after video posted online apparently showed him repeatedly shooting an alligator while on an airboat in the Everglades.

On March 26 in the Everglades and Francis S. Taylor Wildlife Management Area, Peters was among a group of men on an airboat that had stopped near an alligator that did not appear to be moving, according to videos posted on social media.

“Is it dead?” Peters asked in the video. “So could we shoot it?” A few seconds later, he said, “Let’s test really how dead it is.”

“He just wants to shoot something,” said Andrew Morales, 22, an influencer who goes by “The Cuban Tarzan” on social media, video clips posted on X show. “He’s itching.”

Someone out of the camera’s view told Morales, “Well, we’re good. You can pretty much do whatever safely.”

Morales was seen in the videos unholstering a gun from his hip and shooting twice at the alligator in the water. Peters then stood up and shot the alligator repeatedly, and Morales joined in again and also shot the animal repeatedly, videos on X show.

Peters pleaded no contest to the misdemeanor charge of discharging a firearm in public, and the judge withheld adjudication, with certain conditions to follow, the Miami-Dade state attorney’s office said in an email Friday.

He received six months of reporting probation and must complete 20 hours of community service that cannot be streamed or monetized, the state attorney’s office said. Peters must also complete a mandatory firearms safety course and a mandatory Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission course.

“My client, Braden Peters, has accepted responsibility for his conduct and reached a resolution that appropriately reflects the circumstances of this incident,” attorney Jeffrey Neiman said in a statement to the South Florida Sun Sentinel on Friday morning. “Importantly, no individual was injured, and the alligator involved was already deceased prior to the events at issue.”

The attorney added: “He is committed to moving forward responsibly and ensuring nothing like this occurs again. We appreciate the professionalism of the State and the Court in resolving this matter.”

Peters is known for his prominence in the “looksmaxxing” subculture, a community of predominantly young men online who set out to improve their physical appearances, sometimes through extreme measures. Peters in a video on his website says he has “spent years mastering the science of male aesthetics,” including by using “pharmacology, extreme methods and protocols people are too scared to even ask about.”

Morales also appeared in court Friday, and the judge withheld adjudication, court records show. He received six months reporting probation and must also complete 20 hours of community service, without streaming it, according to the online court docket. It was not immediately clear whether he was also required to complete the FWC and firearms courses.

In addition to Peters and Morales, the state attorney’s office filed the same misdemeanor charge against a third man stemming from the same incident, Yabdiel Anibal Cotto Torres, 26. His case remains open as of Friday. Attorney information was not available.

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