Dalton Eatherly visibly reacted when a judge set his bond at $1.25 million on Friday. Eatherly was charged with attempted murder after a shooting outside the Montgomery County Courthouse.
Eatherly, also known as “Chud the Builder,” was arrested on May 13, following a shooting that left him and another man wounded.
Eatherly visibly reacted as the judge read his bail amount at his bond hearing on Friday.
Judge Reid Poland III set a high bond to “protect the public interest and public safety” following reports that Eatherly uses the n-word in public confrontations for clicks and views.
A crowdfunding website raised over $166,000 for Eatherly’s legal fees. He must pay $125,000 cash to get out of jail.
Oh look, racist Chud The Builder ain't so tough after all.
For those that don't know Chud, he's the dude that runs around calling Black people the N-word to antagonize and then will show his gun.
Now Black folk know who he is, and he's being confronted and like all racist… pic.twitter.com/8HFrlhEN5e
— LanaQuest aka RosaSparks (@LqLana) May 7, 2026
District Attorney General Robert Nash said Eatherly “confronted” a man outside the courthouse. The fight escalated to gunfire and both men were shot. They were treated at local hospitals for non-life-threatening injuries.
The shooting incident occurred days after Eatherly was arrested and charged with theft, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. That arrest stemmed from an incident over the weekend when Eatherly refused to pay a $371.55 restaurant bill at the Omni Hotel where he had been streaming.
When restaurant workers asked him to stop streaming, he began yelling profanity and racial slurs at them. “He became disruptive and started making racial statements, yelling, screaming and otherwise creating a scene at the location,” according to a Davidson County Court affidavit.
Eatherly is currently being held at the Montgomery County Jail. Another bond hearing is scheduled for May 21.
Streamer Chud the Builder visibly reacted after a judge set his bond at $1.25 million in court.
The 28-year-old, Dalton Eatherly, is facing an attempted murder charge after a shooting outside a Tennessee courthouse. Judge Reid Poland III said the high bond reflected “how many… https://t.co/m8SNaQGyej pic.twitter.com/G3UJn2iUtq
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) May 15, 2026