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Tennessee Livestreamer 'Chud the Builder' Held on $1.25 Million Bond in Courthouse Shooting Case

A bond review is set for May 21 with a preliminary hearing on May 26.

Overview

  • Dalton Eatherly, the streamer known as “Chud the Builder,” appeared in court Friday, when a judge set bond at $1.25 million after the Wednesday shooting outside the Montgomery County Courthouse in Clarksville.
  • Eatherly, 28, faces attempted murder, employing a firearm during a dangerous felony, aggravated assault, and reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon.
  • Both men were hospitalized in stable condition, with the other man airlifted by LifeFlight to Vanderbilt University Medical Center and deputies securing the courthouse soon after.
  • District Attorney Robert Nash said Eatherly opened fire and appeared to shoot himself in the arm, while Eatherly claimed self-defense in remarks captured on his livestream.
  • A GoFundMe identifies the other man as Joshua Fox and says he suffered stomach and shoulder wounds, as the criminal case moves to a May 21 bond hearing and a May 26 preliminary hearing.