Tennessee-based YouTuber WhistlinDiesel, or Cody Detwiler, is known for creating videos that showcase fancy vehicles. Or rather, the destruction of them. Recently, his videos have been getting a lot of attention, and not just from the 10.1 million people who follow his channel.
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On Wednesday, Detwiler, 27, was arrested for two felony accounts of tax evasion, according to US Weekly. The accounts involve a 2020 Ferrari F8 Tributo, which Detwiler frequently used for his channel before it caught fire. You can watch that video below.
The catch is that, if you watch the video, you'll see that the car has a Montana license plate. This is because in Montana, vehicles are exempt from sales and excise tax. This alleged move on Detwiler's part might have been intentional—especially if the Tennessee resident was trying to avoid paying taxes on that very vehicle.
Detwiler Claims, "I Didn't Do Anything"
On Instagram, Detwiler addressed the situation to his 5.8 million Instagram followers, denying that he was ever at fault. "I didn't do ANYTHING," he commented on the post. The caption, which is under pictures of Detwiler's mugshots from his recent arrest, reads, "Won so big they thought I was cheating (100% real, not AI)."
The indictment was sworn into the Williamson County Courts one week before Detwiler's arrest. It reads as follows, with the first count being addressed to Cody, and the second addressed to his YouTube channel:
"Cody Shane Detwiler, heretofore, to-wit, on or about January 30, 2023 before the finding of this presentment in said County and State, did unlawfully and willfully attempt in any manner to evade or defeat any tax due the State of Tennessee in an amount of five hundred dollars ($500) or more, to-wit sales tax due on the purchase of a 2020 Ferrarii F8 Tributo, in violation of Tennessee Cody Annotated 67-1-1440(g), a Class E Felony, and abasing the peace and dignity of the state of Tennessee."
Although Detwiler was bailed out for a fee of $20,000 the day after his arrest, his first hearing will be held in Williamson County, Tennessee, on Wednesday, November 19, at 8:55 a.m. central time.
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