Amiri King, a friend of ChudTheBuilder, spoke out after his arrest in connection with the shooting and said he looked forward to “today’s events being vindicated in court.” builder chadhe had previously been live streaming He was charged in connection with a shooting outside a Tennessee courthouse on Wednesday, May 13, for allegedly making racial slurs toward black people in public, authorities said.
builder chadThe 28-year-old, whose real name is Dalton Eatherly, was charged with attempted murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a dangerous felony, aggravated assault and reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon. He is currently being held in the Montgomery County Jail until an arraignment hearing to set bail.
‘He was constantly threatened’
King, a self-described cultural commentator and X writer, defended ChudTheBuilder in an article.
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“Dalton was very religious and a follower of Christ,” King continued. “He’s not a racist. He talks about how happy he is when people are willing to have non-violent dialogue. That’s ultimately what he’s after. He supports free speech. Period.”
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He added, “I look forward to today’s events being vindicated in court. There are a lot of people in America who think they are on top.”
King elaborated further in his comments”, “Before hanging up, he told me he was going to get a cup of coffee and needed to make a phone call in case someone tried to hurt him. That way he could call the authorities to handle things the right way. Dalton would never have looked for such a question.
What we know about the incident
ChudTheBuilder, 28, got into a fight with an unidentified man, resulting 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.
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.
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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.
