Brian Johnson, the controversial fitness influencer known as the “Liver King,” was arrested on Tuesday, June 25, in Austin, Texas, after allegedly posting a series of threatening messages directed at podcast host Joe Rogan. Austin Police confirmed Johnson’s arrest and charged him with making a terroristic threat.
Governor Greg Abbott (R-TX) signed a bill into law that bans entities connected to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from purchasing land in the state.
Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) special agents, working alongside U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), seized more than $2.4 million worth of methamphetamine at the Pharr Port of Entry this week. The bust resulted in the arrest of a Mexican national attempting to smuggle nearly 400 bundles of the narcotic into the United States.
A man from Katy, Texas, has been arrested following threats that led to the evacuation of the Texas State Capitol grounds on Saturday. Authorities identified the suspect as 45-year-old Robert Leroy Bowers. According to law enforcement sources, Bowers’ vehicle was flagged through a regional intelligence alert, and he was apprehended during a traffic stop in La Grange.
A U.S. Department of Justice employee has been charged in Texas with capital murder and evidence tampering after allegedly poisoning his pregnant girlfriend in an attempt to induce an abortion. The Parker County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the arrest of 38-year-old Justin Anthony Banta on June 6 following an extensive investigation.
