YouTuber Cody Detwiler has been indicted on tax evasion. The popular online personality, known for his bro-style humor and penchant for buying, building and destroying expensive vehicles, including Killdozer 2.0, faces two counts in Williamson County, Tennessee.

The indictment signed on Nov. 5, 2025 claims that Detwiler, “on or about January 30, 2023 … 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 or more … due on the purchase of a 2020 Ferrari F8 Tributo.”

The indictment states Detwiler was doing business as WhistlinDiesel, LLC, a reference to the YouTube handle with over 10 million subscribers he uses to share his antics, when he allegedly committed what is considered a class E felony in Tennessee.

Detwiler destroyed a Tributo when it caught on fire driving in a corn field in Waco, Texas. He posted the viral video of the incident in August 2023. Titled “The fastest way to lose half a million Dollars. My Ferrari is gone”, it has since garnered over 16 million views.

He posted a video of his arrest at his shop on Instagram on Nov 14, 2025.

“Yes I was arrested and it’s 100% real. 6 cops showed up at my door and said they had a warrant for ‘Tax Evasion,'” Detwiler said in the caption for the video of him being led away from his expansive property in handcuffs. ” … I have ALWAYS paid ALL of my taxes and I’m still not sure what this is all for, I didn’t get a notice of any sort leading up to this.”

Detwiler followed up with two more videos where he discusses the arrest and charges in detail. He was bailed out on a surety bond of $20,000.

Montana tax loophole could be the reason

In his video of the burning Ferrari, the vehicle has Montana plates. In Big Sky Country, there is no sales or excise tax on vehicles, a loophole used by for decades by those looking to save money. Other states are starting to take notice.

Although Killdozer 2.0 isn’t mentioned in the indictment, Detwiler traveled to Montana in January 2024 to to purchase a Komatsu D355A bulldozer from a farmer. He then shipped the 115,000-pound machine to Tennessee — but not before a 14-hour detour to Granby, the site of Marv Heymeyer’s 2004 rampage that destroyed much of the town.

In an Instagram post from Sunday, Jan. 25, Detwiler claims he was arrested a second time on similar charges while arriving at the airport.

He is now selling t-shirts ith his mugshot and charges on his website for $45 “to pay for (his) legal fees.”

Detwiler did not return a request for comment to Sky-Hi News.

This story is from SkyHiNews.com.