ChudTheBuilder, previously known for live streaming He was charged in connection with a shooting outside a Tennessee courthouse on Wednesday, May 13, after authorities said he himself made racially offensive remarks toward black people in public.
builder chadThe 28-year-old, real name Dalton Eatherly, was involved in a confrontation with an unidentified man that resulted in gunfireDistrict Attorney Robert J. Nash said in a statement, according to the Associated Press. Nash did not say why Israel was in the Clarksville courthouse or what sparked the confrontation.
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While police did not release any information about the other man, a witness claimed she saw him being loaded into the ambulance, describing him as black. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said both men were taken to the hospital for treatment and are in stable condition.
What are the charges against ChudTheBuilder?
Etherly was charged with attempted murder, use of a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony, aggravated assault and reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon, the Sheriff’s Office said. He is currently being held in the Montgomery County Jail until an arraignment hearing to set bail.
Claire Martin, who works at the attorney’s office across the street from the courthouse, claimed that Iserley “had a reputation in Clarksville for confronting people and seeing what he could get them to do.” She also claimed he was “yelling racial slurs” at people while filming.
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“He was not a contributing member of society,” she said.
Martin said she didn’t see the altercation that led to Etherly’s arrest, but saw the aftermath. Another man “waved at us as he got into the ambulance,” she said.
