- Detwiler says Tennessee withheld notice during the Ferrari inquiry.
- He claims investigators told his accountant to keep him uninformed.
- State seeks a gag order limiting his ability to speak publicly.
Just a week or so after the dust settled from his surprise arrest over alleged tax evasion, Cody “WhistlinDiesel” Detwiler is back, and this time, he’s bringing receipts.
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More: The State Came For WhistlinDiesel’s Ferrari And Now He’s Coming For The State
In a new video, the YouTuber lays out his version of how Tennessee handled the tax-evasion case tied to his Montana-registered Ferrari F8. And if what he says holds water, the state’s handling of the situation may not stand up well to scrutiny.
Last week, news broke that Detwiler had been arrested on tax evasion charges that, according to him, stem from his now-incinerated Ferrari. That same car was registered in Montana and later burned down in Texas.
Detwiler’s core claim isn’t just that Tennessee didn’t contact him to arrange for tax payments before arresting him. He suggests that the state was far more shady.
A Question of Timing
In a portion of the video that has since been edited out, Detwiler claims that state representatives contacted his accountant a year ago. When they did, the accountant asked if there was any issue with the registration and if Detwiler should transfer it to Tennessee.
According to Detwiler, the state’s response was anything but transparent. He cites an agent’s note from the investigative report: “I advised [the accountant] to not speak with Detwiler about our conversation and to leave assets as they were until the investigation was completed.”
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He claims that officials sat on the issue for months until they could secure an indictment and show up at his house with officers wearing body cameras.
“They picked the wrong guy to run an example on,” he says in the video, leaning into the reverse-UNO-card posture he’s adopted since last week’s arrest spiraled across social media.
What’s Behind the Gag Order?
If the arrest itself wasn’t enough, Detwiler says the state is now pushing for a gag order, arguing his massive online reach could taint a jury or generate hostility toward state workers.
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He calls the move unconstitutional and says it’s a direct response to the backlash they faced once he went public. He’s not exactly taking it lying down, either.
“They’re trying to silence me because they realized they messed up,” he says, noting that the order would prevent him from discussing the case, responding to claims, or most pointedly monetizing any content related to the prosecution.
The hearing over the gag order is today, Monday, December 8. One way or another, we doubt this is the last we hear of the case.
@whistlindieselvsticktok3 (They’re Trying to Silence Me) I have court for my first amendment right on 12/08/2025 09:00 AM CST. Court: Williamson – Circuit Criminal Address: 135 4th Ave S Purely factual information ^