Controversial streamer Chud the Builder’s bond has been set for $1.25 million in his attempted murder case after allegedly shooting a man outside a North Carolina courthouse.
The streamer, whose real name is Dalton Eatherly, had his bond set that high “based upon the fact of how many people were in the courtyard over here at the courthouse and the seriousness of all these felonies.”
CNN reports that Eatherly closed his eyes when the judge announced the bond amount. A preliminary hearing for his case will take place on May 26.
On May 13, Eatherly got into a verbal altercation with a man identified as Joshua Fox in Clarksville, Tennessee. During the course of their argument, Eatherly retrieved a firearm from his jacket pocket and fired it, striking Fox multiple times.
During a livestream after the incident, Eatherly was heard speaking to emergency personnel about the situation, claiming that the shooting was in self-defense. Eatherly also reportedly grazed himself with a bullet in the incident.
“He said, ‘You start saying all that chimp out shit to me, and I’mma hit you,’ and he hit me, started wailing on me, even after I had to defend myself by shooting him,” Eatherly said. “He was still wailing on me.”
Eatherly alleged that he approached the man, among others, when they were “laughing” and “pointing at me.”
Both men were taken to nearby hospitals with gunshot wounds after the altercation, and Fox had to undergo emergency surgery.
Eatherly is facing not only attempted murder charges for the shooting, but also employing a firearm during a dangerous felony, aggravated assault, and reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon.
"Thanks to the quick actions of our courthouse deputies, this situation was likely kept from becoming much worse," said Montgomery County Sheriff John Fuson in a statement following the incident. "Their dedication to keeping the courthouse safe was clearly demonstrated today."
Eatherly’s previous arrest in Tennessee came just days before the shooting when he was kicked out of Bob’s Steak & Chop House in Nashville for being “disruptive and started making racial statements, yelling, screaming” and causing a scene, according to an affidavit.
He also refused to pay his nearly $400 bill, leading to his arrest and charges of theft of services, disorderly conduct, and resisting arrest.
Eatherly’s controversial Internet presence primarily revolves around his livestreams on Kick, a more lenient Twitch alternative. The streamer approaches Black people and calls them racial slurs, which has lead to multiple altercations and close calls.
