A Tennessee court has denied a woman’s attempt to obtain a restraining order against controversial livestream personality Chud the Builder, adding another layer to the increasingly chaotic legal troubles surrounding the streamer following this week’s courthouse shooting in Clarksville.
Court records obtained by TMZ show that a petition filed against Chud the Builder, whose legal name is Dalton Eatherly, was dismissed shortly before his latest arrest after a judge found insufficient evidence to support the allegations.
The petition was filed in November 2025 by Yashmine Shauntea West, who accused Eatherly of harassment and what she described as “racially violent behavior.”
According to the filing, West claimed Eatherly came to her workplace in Clarksville, recorded their interaction, and later posted footage online that allegedly exposed her job location and triggered ongoing harassment from his followers.
She also requested that the court order Eatherly to remove social media posts about her and stop discussing her publicly.
Court documents show the case was dismissed after the court determined West did not qualify as a domestic abuse, stalking, or sexual assault victim under the standards required for the protective order request. The judge also found that the claims presented did not meet the evidentiary threshold required for the restraining order to proceed.
The update arrives at a time when Eatherly is already facing major criminal charges tied to a separate incident outside the Montgomery County Courthouse earlier this week.
Authorities say the streamer allegedly shot a man during an altercation on May 13, leaving the victim hospitalized with a gunshot wound to the stomach. Eatherly also suffered a gunshot wound to his arm during the confrontation and was later taken into custody.
In livestream footage recorded after the shooting, Eatherly claimed he acted in self-defense after being punched during an argument.
“He hit me, started whaling on me,” Eatherly said while speaking to emergency responders on stream.
Prosecutors have since charged him with attempted murder, aggravated assault, reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon, and employing a firearm during a dangerous felony. He is currently being held on a $1.25 million bond.
Eatherly’s legal problems have escalated rapidly over the past week. Before the courthouse shooting, he had already been arrested in Nashville following an incident at Bob’s Steak & Chop House, where police alleged he refused to pay a restaurant bill after staff asked him to stop livestreaming inside the business. Officers later charged him with theft of services, disorderly conduct, and resisting arrest.
