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Disgusting. A veteran of the Texas music scene has been arrested for some disturbing charges after a recent sting by an online “predator catcher.” As reported by Saving Country Music, Joel Schoepf was arrested in New Braunfels, Texas back on November 13. According to court records from Comal County, Shoepf is facing a second degree felony charge of online solicitation of a minor under the age of 14. Schoepf was arrested as part of a sting by Alex Rosen, the founder of the Houston-based Predator Poachers, a group that conducts sting operations on adults seeking out minors for sexual activity. Rosen takes videos of his stings for his social media channels, and posts about his operations on Twitter under his handle @iFightForKids. On November 13, Rosen posted about a sting operation to catch Schoepf, who was allegedly texting what he believed to be a 13-year old boy. A video of Schoepf being arrested claims that he was contacting minors via Reddit, and admitted to trading sexually explicit material of minors and children. According to his LinkedIn, Schoepf has a long history of working in the country music industry in Texas, serving as the stage manager and guitar tech for Cross Canadian Ragweed from February 2006 to October 2010, when the band announced they were breaking up. He then served as tour manager for Cody Canada and the Departed for 2 years before leaving for a job as the production manager at Floore’s Country Store, the iconic venue located in Helotes, Texas. Schoepf also served as tour manager for Reckless Kelly from 2020 to 2022, as well as the production manager for Willie Nelson’s Luck Reunion since 2012. A photo from 2016 even shows Schoepf tuning up Willie’s iconic guitar, Trigger, before a show at Whitewater Amphitheater in New Braunfels, Texas. Most recently, he’s worked for PYM Music, which is the company owned by Parker McCollum, and has served as the guitar tech for McCollum since 2021 as well as stage manager since 2023. Schoepf was fired by McCollum immediately after his arrest. According to records from the Comal County Sheriff’s Office, Schoepf was released on a $50,000 surety bond on November 14, 2025, just a day after he was arrested. There’s not much other information about the case publicly available right now due to the nature of the charges. Now, obviously he’s innocent until proven guilty, but if these charges are true this man deserves to be behind bars for the rest of his life. There’s no place for people like that in our society, and definitely no place for them in the country music business – especially at concerts where families bring their children. Good on Parker for taking quick action after he was arrested. We’ll be sure to keep you updated when anything new happens in his case.The post Veteran Texas Country Tour Manager & Guitar Tech Arrested For Allegedly Soliciting A Minor first appeared on Whiskey Riff.