ORLANDO, FLORIDA — Popular YouTube star ImJayStation (AKA Jason Ethier) is calling for his fans to boycott Disney World after he claims security stole his bag and tried to cover it up.
Ethier was arrested on Sunday at the Magic Kingdom for trespassing and resisting arrest without violence. Orange County deputies say he became ‘verbally aggressive’ and began screaming at the security staff after telling them his bag had disappeared while walking through the metal detectors.
He and his friend, fellow YouTuber JamesTheFam, had planned on streaming live video for their millions of fans from inside the park. A video posted by JamesTheFam shows a security guard warning him to stop filming their officers and the baggage check area because it violated Disney’s policy. Seconds later, Ethier couldn’t find his bag after laying it on the security table.
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“One of these security guards took my bag, put it underneath that table with the curtains to pretend like someone took my bag,” Ethier claimed in a video posted to his channel on Tuesday.
He goes on to say that when he asked the head of security to see security footage, the guard made excuses and wouldn’t allow it.
“Well maybe it’s because his guards were the ones who stole from me at Disney World while I was trying to take a vacation.”
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Ethier had been told by Disney staff to check lost and found or calling guest services. WKMG spoke with the YouTube star who says the bag has been found. Orange County deputies say the bag was probably just misplaced, but Ethier isn't buying it.
“This is exactly the reason why a lot of Americans hate police officers,” he says.