Man Banned From the Internet Gets Arrested at Music Festival

A Wisconsin music festival arrest took an unexpected turn after deputies investigating fake IDs discovered that one of the names belonged to a man already known to local law enforcement, and whose bond conditions barred him from using internet-capable devices or having contact with minors.

According to bodycam footage and narration shared by the YouTube channel Code Blue Cam, deputies at the Country Boom Music Festival in La Crosse County initially approached a group of underage attendees after security confiscated several fake IDs, but one of those IDs led them to 20-year-old Ethan Oines, who had a history of serious criminal charges involving child exploitation and trafficking-related conduct.

The encounter escalated quickly once officers located Oines in the crowd, because they believed he was violating multiple bond conditions simply by having cell phones and being around young people.

Fake IDs Lead Deputies To A Familiar Name

The incident unfolded on July 10, 2025, as deputies were working security at the festival and were alerted to a group of underage attendees carrying fake identification.

One young woman openly admitted that she and several friends had been using fake IDs to drink, explaining that all of their identification had been stored together in one purse before security confiscated them.

Among the stack was a Michigan ID bearing Oines’ name.

Code Blue Cam’s narrator said deputies immediately recognized him because of repeated prior law-enforcement contacts dating back to 2024.

The discovery made the situation more serious than an ordinary underage-drinking case, especially because the ID was found around several young women.

Deputies began asking where Oines was and whether the girls knew him.

One of the women said she did not know him personally, but pointed officers toward the area where he had been seen.

Officers Say His Bond Conditions Were Strict

The channel reported that Oines was already facing multiple cases tied to explicit material involving minors and trafficking-related allegations.

As part of his bond conditions, he was allegedly prohibited from possessing or using any device capable of accessing the internet.

He was also prohibited from having contact with anyone under 18.

Those conditions meant that even before officers knew what was inside his phones, simply finding him at the festival with internet-capable devices and around young people created a new problem.

The narrator said deputies decided they needed to locate him immediately.

That is where what began as a low-level fake-ID investigation became a much more serious arrest.

Arrest Turns Physical In The Crowd

Officers eventually spotted Oines near a group of young women and approached him.

One deputy held up the fake ID and asked whether it belonged to him.

Oines denied that the name and photograph were his.

The officer then tried to move him away from the crowd, telling him several times to walk toward a quieter area rather than make a scene.

Oines resisted the officer’s physical control, according to the bodycam account, and the confrontation quickly became more physical.

The deputy repeatedly told him not to pull away and warned that handcuffs would follow if he refused to cooperate.

Seconds later, officers took him to the ground and restrained him.

Oines later disputed the resisting allegation and repeatedly asked how he had resisted.

The officer told him he could contest that issue later.

Two Cell Phones Raise More Questions

The arrest became even more significant once deputies discovered that Oines had two cell phones.

One woman at the festival had already remarked that he appeared to have multiple phones, something officers found notable because of his bond restrictions.

Code Blue Cam said investigators later examined those devices and found evidence that Oines had been accessing the internet despite the prohibition.

The channel reported that he had used a phone with internet access within hours of an earlier release on bond.

Forensic analysis allegedly found online searches, multiple email accounts and other internet activity between June and July 2025.

That activity led to additional felony bail-jumping allegations.

Investigators Find More Than Internet Use

The narrator said investigators also uncovered evidence that went beyond ordinary internet searches.

Messages allegedly showed Oines buying and using marijuana.

More seriously, investigators found social-media activity involving an account connected to the earlier trafficking case, despite a no-contact order.

The channel said phone records showed that Oines had followed the account and received repeated notifications when new content was posted.

Investigators also reviewed the phone’s gallery.

Code Blue Cam reported that the device contained more than 13,000 images and hundreds of videos, including hundreds of sexually explicit files and a small number involving illegal child sexual abuse material.

Those findings added another disturbing layer to a case that had started with something as routine as underage festival drinking.

Charges Follow The Festival Arrest

Oines was arrested on allegations including felony resisting an officer causing injury and multiple counts of bail jumping.

The officers also discussed underage drinking during the arrest.

Code Blue Cam said he was later released on a $1,000 cash bond with conditions again prohibiting him from possessing internet-capable devices.

The festival-related charges, however, did not ultimately remain part of his final outcome.

According to the channel, those charges were dismissed when his case was later considered alongside several others.

He was ultimately convicted in connection with a felony trafficking-related case and bail jumping.

His sentence was withheld, and he was placed on five years of probation.

The channel also reported that he was ordered to register as a sex offender for 15 years.

Donut Says The Case Took An Unexpected Turn

In commentary at the end of the video, YouTuber Donut Operator said the case stood out because it began with what appeared to be a straightforward fake-ID encounter involving unusually honest college-aged attendees.

One woman openly admitted to police that she and her friends had used fake IDs, and officers ultimately allowed her to leave without a ticket.

What they did not expect, Donut said, was for one of the confiscated IDs to point them toward someone they already knew from far more serious cases.

He emphasized how unusual it was that Oines was allegedly carrying multiple phones despite a court order barring him from internet-connected devices.

Donut also highlighted the later discovery that one of the phones had been used to follow an account tied to the earlier trafficking case.

A Minor Festival Stop Uncovered A Much Larger Case

The most striking part of the encounter is how little it took to reopen the door to Oines’ other legal problems.

Deputies were not initially looking for him.

They were dealing with fake IDs and underage drinking at a music festival.

But one confiscated ID, a familiar name and a few questions about who was standing nearby led officers directly to someone under strict court restrictions.

From there, the discovery of multiple phones gave investigators access to evidence that allegedly showed repeated bond violations and additional troubling activity.

Code Blue Cam presented the incident as a reminder that even routine encounters can expose much larger problems when someone under court supervision ignores the conditions placed on them.

In Oines’ case, one night at a country music festival ended with deputies revisiting not only where he was, but what he had been doing online after a judge had specifically told him to stay off the internet.