YouTuber WhistlinDiesel Arrested on Tax Evasion Charges

Cody Detwiler, the 27-year-old YouTuber known as WhistlinDiesel, was arrested Wednesday in Williamson County, Tennessee, on felony charges of tax evasion tied to the purchase of a luxury sports car. The internet personality, who has amassed over 10 million subscribers on YouTube through videos featuring the destruction of high-end vehicles, was taken into custody at his property around 12:30 p.m. local time and booked into the county jail in Franklin.

Authorities accuse Detwiler of willfully attempting to evade Tennessee state sales tax on a 2020 Ferrari F8 Tributo he bought in January 2023. The indictment, filed in Williamson County Circuit Court, specifies that the evasion involved an amount of $500 or more, potentially reaching tens of thousands of dollars given the car's estimated $400,000 value. Both Detwiler and his company, WhistlinDiesel LLC, face the charges, classified as Class E felonies under state law, which carries penalties including fines and possible prison time of one to six years if convicted. He was released later that afternoon on a $20,000 bond and is scheduled for arraignment on November 19.

The case centers on the Ferrari, which Detwiler prominently...