What happened in the Everglades
Kick streamer Clavicular may have turned a reckless live moment into a serious legal problem. On March 26, he was in the Everglades with a group when they came across an alligator. One person in the vehicle asked whether they should shoot it. Before anyone else could answer, someone suddenly pulled out a gun and fired at the animal without warning.
The shot happened so fast that the people in the vehicle did not even have time to put on their noise-protecting headphones. Not exactly a model of careful planning.
Later that night, Clavicular was arrested in a separate battery case. Around the same time, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission opened an investigation into the alligator shooting after video of the incident began circulating.
The agency said on X that it was aware of "a video depicting individuals in the Everglades on an airboat who appear to be discharging firearms at an alligator" and that officers were looking into it.
Florida’s attorney general weighs in
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has now stepped into the conversation and says the streamer could be facing a very bad outcome.
Speaking with Benny Johnson, Uthmeier said Fish and Wildlife is "deeply involved in an investigation."
"Obviously we have the video, but we’re crossing our Ts, dotting our Is," he said. "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 a permitting process. If you want to go on a gator hunt, there are certainly very appropriate ways to do that."
Uthmeier described the stream as "careless and cocky" and said it could end up costing Clavicular more than internet embarrassment.
"It might just be so stupid that it lands him a lot of time behind bars," the attorney general said.
Under Florida Statute 379.409, shooting an alligator without the proper authorization is a Level 4 violation and a third-degree felony. The penalty can be up to five years in state prison.
"If you’re gonna do dumb things, expect to get serious results," Uthmeier added. He also said Florida would not treat influencers or celebrities differently. "If you do the crime here, you do the time. We prosecute to the fullest."
Another firearm issue in the same stream
The broadcast was not done making things worse. In the same stream, Clavicular also fired several rounds into the air while trying to hit a drone he believed belonged to someone else and was being used to "watch" them.
That could create another problem under Florida Statute 790.15, which prohibits discharging a firearm in a public place or in a way that is unsafe. A violation is a first-degree misdemeanor and can carry up to one year in jail.
For now, Clavicular has not been arrested specifically for the alligator incident. Given the attention from state officials, though, that may not remain true for long.
