ImJayStation, also known as Jason Ethier, a popular Youtuber with nearly 1.9 million subscribers was arrested outside the ticket area at Disney’s Magic Kingdom on Sunday.
According to an arrest affidavit, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office took Either into custody on suspicion of trespassing and resisting an officer without violence while he was live streaming.
According to the affidavit, Ethier was verbally aggressive with theme park security, because he was upset about his bag had been possibly being taken by another guest. He threatening to sue them if he didn’t get his camera back and was told by the Magic Kingdom’s security that he could check lost and found or try calling guest claims.
Finally Disney authorities ordered Ethier to leave the property and that’s when he started filming the theme park’s security officers as they escorted him out.
That’s when things went south for Ethier. The arresting deputy wrote that as he was walking away, Ethier “turned around and began to yell and squared his body towards me.” The deputy took it as an act of aggression and he went to restrain the popular YouTuber, “I went to secure Mr. Ethier and as I grabbed his left arm he yanked and tried to break my grasp. Mr. Ethier was then taken to the ground using an arm bar take down.”
Of course Ethier sent out some tweets on Monday after the arrest:
Hey I got out of jail! Big shout out to every1 of you that supported me after I was robbed from a security scam @WaltDisneyWorld . I’m working on getting the security footage! BIG THANKS TO MY BOYS @OmarGoshTV and @JamesTheFAM for getting me out of jail!!! 🔥 vid sometime tomo
— ImJayStation 😈 (@ImJayStation) March 26, 2018
Then in another tweet the Youtuber went on to blame the police for stealing his camera. “Guys @OrlandoPolice stole my camera last night they won’t give it back for 7days! Even tho it was false arrest at Disney! It is all my videos I’ve recorded for YouTube on it!!! Wtffff ima get so much money from Disney and these crooked police it’s not even funny!”, the tweet read.
Then he topped it off with one more tweet stating, “you are going to get sued real quick… once we get your security footage of your guards stealing peoples stuff in the security”.
One thing is clear from the videos online. Though he was upset and making a scene while he was being escorted out he was actually exiting the premises of his own free will and was not being forced out.
Take a look at the video below to hear his side of the story and decide for yourself if you think he was resisting arrest or if he should have been allowed to leave?