The online streamer known as Clavicular, whose real name is Braden Peters, was arrested in Broward County on a warrant out of Osceola County for misdemeanor battery and criminal conspiracy to commit battery. The charge grows out of a February fight at an Airbnb he had rented near Kissimmee, where, according to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office, his girlfriend battered a 19-year-old woman while Peters allegedly instigated the fight and posted it to social media. He is also facing a separate, pending charge in Miami-Dade for reckless discharge of a firearm. He is presumed innocent on all of it.
Set the personality aside, because the charging theory is the interesting part. Peters is not accused of throwing a punch. He is accused of starting it and filming it, and in Florida that can be enough.
This is general legal commentary on publicly reported, unresolved charges. Mr. Peters is presumed innocent and has not been convicted, this is not legal advice, and The Safir Lawyer does not represent anyone in this matter.
You do not have to throw the punch
Florida gives prosecutors two ways to reach the person behind a fight rather than just the person in it. The principal statute, section 777.011, makes anyone who incites, encourages, or procures a crime just as liable as the person who carries it out. And the conspiracy statute, section 777.04, reaches an agreement to commit a crime, the planning itself. Charging both, as happened here, is the State saying it can prove Peters set the battery in motion. If it can, “I never touched her” is not the shield people assume it is.
What battery really is in Florida
A battery in Florida is an intentional touching or striking of another person against their will, and a simple battery is a first-degree misdemeanor. It climbs to a felony only when there is great bodily harm or a deadly weapon. The grade here sits at the misdemeanor level, but a misdemeanor battery on your record is still a permanent mark, and a conspiracy charge layered on top widens the exposure.
Filming it hands the State its case
The detail that turns this from a he-said dispute into a chargeable case is that it was posted online. Investigators here said the video was put out to exploit the situation, and that same video becomes evidence of who was involved, who encouraged what, and what everyone intended. For a creator whose whole model is the camera, that is the trap: the content that builds the audience is the content that builds the State’s file. The smartest move after any arrest is to stop posting, immediately, and let a lawyer deal with what is already out there.
A warrant follows you across Florida
Peters was picked up in Broward on a warrant issued out of Osceola, which surprises people who assume a county line means a fresh start. A Florida arrest warrant is good statewide. You can be stopped and held anywhere in the state and then answer to the county that issued it, and an out-of-county hold can complicate getting a bond set quickly. The fix is having a lawyer ready to address the warrant in the right county rather than waiting it out in a jail two counties away.
What this means in Florida
The lesson is the same one that runs through a lot of these cases: in Florida you can be charged for directing or encouraging a crime you never physically committed, your own posts can be the proof, and a warrant does not respect county lines. Whether the State can tie a person to the planning of a fight, rather than just being present near one, is exactly the kind of question a defense is built to test.
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About the author
Rory Safir is one of a handful of ACS-CHAL Forensic Lawyer-Scientists in Florida, an NHTSA qualified field sobriety instructor, and a former Assistant Public Defender in Tampa. He trained on the same gas chromatography instruments the State labs use, which is why he reads breath and blood evidence the way an analyst does.
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Common Questions
Can you be charged for a fight you did not physically join in Florida?
Yes. Under Florida's principal statute, section 777.011, a person who incites, encourages, or procures a battery can be charged as if they committed it, and conspiracy under section 777.04 reaches the agreement to commit the crime.
What is criminal conspiracy to commit battery?
It is an agreement, paired with intent, that a battery be committed. A person can be charged with conspiracy even if they never struck anyone, based on their role in planning or directing the act.
Can a video you posted be used against you?
Yes. Your own posts can serve as evidence of who was involved, what was encouraged, and what everyone intended, which is why posting after an incident so often backfires.
Can you be arrested in one Florida county on a warrant from another?
Yes. A Florida arrest warrant is valid statewide. You can be held anywhere in the state and then answer to the county that issued it, which can slow down getting a bond set.