Controversial livestreamer Chud the Builder scored a small legal victory in Tennessee this week after a judge reduced his bond from $1.25 million to $1 million while also sending his attempted criminal homicide case to a grand jury. The decision came during a Montgomery County court hearing tied to the May courthouse shooting that pushed the internet personality’s legal troubles into national headlines.
According to WSMV, Dalton Eatherly — better known online as Chud the Builder — appeared in court on Thursday, May 21, as prosecutors continue pursuing multiple felony charges connected to the shooting outside the Montgomery County Courthouse in Clarksville. Court officials confirmed the case has now been formally bound over to the grand jury. While the bond reduction slightly lowered the amount required for release, Eatherly remains jailed as the case moves deeper into Tennessee’s court system.
Eatherly, 28, has built an online following through confrontational livestreams that frequently feature racially charged public encounters.
That notoriety has become a major part of the broader conversation surrounding the case, especially after authorities identified the other man injured in the shooting as Joshua Fox, a disabled veteran.
According to reports, Fox suffered gunshot wounds to the stomach and shoulder during the altercation and was transported for emergency treatment.
Prosecutors have charged Eatherly with attempted criminal homicide, employing a firearm during a dangerous felony, aggravated assault, and reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon. Earlier court proceedings revealed why the initial bond was set so high.
Authorities say both Eatherly and Fox were wounded after a dispute escalated into gunfire outside the courthouse earlier this month. Investigators allege the encounter turned physical before shots were fired.
