'Chud the Builder' given $1.25 million bond after Tennessee Courthouse shooting
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Key Points:
- Dalton Eatherly, known online as “Chud the Builder,” was granted a $1.25 million bond after being charged with attempted murder and other felonies related to a shooting outside the Montgomery County Courthouse in Clarksville.
- The shooting occurred during a confrontation on May 13, where both Eatherly and another man sustained gunshot wounds; authorities have not disclosed the motive or identity of the other individual.
- Prosecutors sought to hold Eatherly without bond, but the judge set a high bond due to the seriousness of the charges and the public setting of the incident.
- Eatherly is known for livestreaming racially charged confrontations and had recent legal issues, including charges of theft of services, disorderly conduct, and resisting arrest from a separate incident earlier in May.
- Eatherly remains in Montgomery County Jail with a full bond hearing scheduled for May 21 and a preliminary hearing on May 26.