{"id":6797,"date":"2026-05-15T21:32:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T21:32:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=6797"},"modified":"2026-05-15T21:32:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T21:32:03","slug":"tennessee-man-known-for-racist-videos-held-on-1-25m-bond-for-courthouse-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=6797","title":{"rendered":"Tennessee man known for racist videos held on $1.25M bond for courthouse shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><p><strong>By TRAVIS LOLLER<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) \u2014 A Tennessee man who goes by the moniker Chud the Builder and is known for posting racist videos to social media was given a $1.25 million preliminary bond on attempted murder and other charges on Friday.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=6793\">Man arrested after allegedly trespassing on Chris Brown\u2019s Tarzana estate 3 times in 3 days<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dalton Eatherly, 28, is accused of shooting another person in the middle of the day on Wednesday outside the Montgomery County Courthouse during an altercation.<\/p>\n<p>An affidavit filed with the arrest warrant says that Eatherly and the other man \u201cengaged in a verbal altercation\u201d at about 1:19 p.m. \u201cDuring this verbal altercation, Mr. Eatherly turned his body in a bladed stance \u2026 and reached for his firearm located in his right jacket pocket. Thereafter, a physical altercation ensued.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Eatherly fired, striking the other man multiple times. The man was taken by helicopter to a hospital in Nashville, where he underwent emergency surgery, according to the affidavit. Police have said the man was in stable condition after surgery. The hospital has declined to give out information about his condition, citing medical privacy laws.<\/p>\n<p>The affidavit notes that there were \u201cseveral innocent bystanders\u201d outside the courthouse when Eatherly shot his gun. \u201cSurveillance video of the incident shows a ricocheting projectile hitting nearby walls.\u201d Audio recording and witness accounts of the shooting also indicate that Eatherly shot himself in the arm.<\/p>\n<div><ul><div><div><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"This photo provided by the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department shows...\" class=\"wp-image-6795\" height=\"617\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/b0e6078d76af33b6d0452fe0121c74af.webp\" width=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/b0e6078d76af33b6d0452fe0121c74af.webp 411w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/b0e6078d76af33b6d0452fe0121c74af-200x300.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 411px) 100vw, 411px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>This photo provided by the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department shows Dalton Eatherly in Nashville, Tenn., on Sunday, May 10, 2026, after his arrest. (Metropolitan Nashville Police via AP)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A Sheriff\u2019s deputy enters the Montgomery County Courts Center as...\" class=\"wp-image-6796\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4fb9b87e46e3b0e11084d46ffdc6ad87-1024x683.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4fb9b87e46e3b0e11084d46ffdc6ad87-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4fb9b87e46e3b0e11084d46ffdc6ad87-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4fb9b87e46e3b0e11084d46ffdc6ad87-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4fb9b87e46e3b0e11084d46ffdc6ad87-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4fb9b87e46e3b0e11084d46ffdc6ad87.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>A Sheriff\u2019s deputy enters the Montgomery County Courts Center as they investigate a shooting outside the building, Wednesday, May 13, 2026, in Clarksville, Tenn. (AP Photo\/George Walker IV)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><\/div><\/div><\/ul><div><div>This photo provided by the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department shows Dalton Eatherly in Nashville, Tenn., on Sunday, May 10, 2026, after his arrest. (Metropolitan Nashville Police via AP)\n<\/div><span>Expand<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<p>At an arraignment on Friday, prosecutors asked that he be held without bond until there can be a full hearing next week. Judge H. Reid Poland III declined that recommendation but set a high bond nonetheless, \u201cbased upon the fact of how many people were here in the courtyard or at the courthouse and the seriousness of these felonies.\u201d<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=6791\">Kars4Kids ditty banned from California airwaves for deception<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In addition to the attempted murder charge, Eatherly faces charges of employing a firearm during a dangerous felony, aggravated assault, and reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon.<\/p> <div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Poland also noted that Eatherly had previously been released on bond in two other cases. He faces a harassment charge in Montgomery County from November. He was also charged last week in Nashville\u2019s Davidson County with theft of services, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.<\/p>\n<p>An attorney who was appointed to represent Eatherly on the felony charges Friday, Jacob Fendley, did not return a phone call requesting comment.<\/p>\n<p>Eatherly, who is white, posts videos to social media where he tries to provoke Black passersby by using racial slurs and racist dog whistles. Although police have not responded to questions about the race of the person he shot, a witness described him as Black.<\/p>\n<p>Eatherly was being held in the Montgomery County jail on Friday, according to jail records. A full bond hearing is scheduled on May 21, and a preliminary hearing is scheduled for May 26.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=6789\">Scientists find climate change is reducing oxygen in rivers worldwide<\/a><\/p> <div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A judge set a $1.25 million bond due to the crime&#8217;s seriousness and nearby bystanders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6794,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6797","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-facts","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Tennessee man known for racist videos held on $1.25M bond for courthouse shooting - 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