What to know about a Tennessee man known for making racist videos now charged with attempted murder

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Dalton Eatherly, a Tennessee man known for posting racist videos online under the moniker "Chud the Builder," has been charged with attempted murder. The incident occurred Wednesday afternoon outside the Montgomery County Courthouse in Clarksville, where Eatherly and another man were involved in a physical altercation that resulted in gunfire. Both individuals sustained gunshot wounds and were hospitalized in stable condition. Eatherly claims he acted in self-defense, stating he shot the other man after being attacked. Authorities have not yet disclosed the full details of what led to the confrontation or the identity of the second man involved, though a witness described him as Black. The courthouse was closed on Thursday due to the shooting.

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Both individuals involved in the altercation sustained gunshot wounds and were hospitalized in stable condition.

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Dalton Eatherly, known as Chud the Builder, is charged with attempted murder after a shooting outside a Clarksville courthouse.

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Eatherly posts racist videos on social media, provoking Black passersby with slurs and dog whistles.

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Eatherly claims he shot a man in self-defense after being attacked, according to an audio stream he posted.

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Sheriff's deputies investigate a shooting scene outside the Montgomery County Courthouse, Wednesday, May 13, 2026, in Clarksville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV) 2026-05-14T20:35:39Z NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man who goes by the moniker Chud the Builder and is known for posting racist videos is charged with attempted murder after shooting a man outside a Clarksville courthouse on Wednesday. Dalton Eatherly, who is white, posts videos to social media where he tries to provoke Black passersby by using racial slurs and racist dog whistles. He was arrested on Wednesday after an altercation with another man. This is what we know. ‘Did I shoot myself …?’ At about 1:20 p.m. on Wednesday, police responded to a report of shots fired outside the Montgomery County Courthouse. Deputies detained two people who were involved in a “physical altercation that escalated to gunfire,” according to a news release from the sheriff’s office. Both people sustained gunshot wounds and were taken to separate hospitals where they were both listed as being stable. District Attorney General Robert Nash, in a separate news release, identified one of the people involved as Eatherly. Authorities declined to answer questions about the second man; however, a witness who said she saw him loaded into an ambulance described him as Black. Neither Nash nor the sheriff’s office have said what exactly led to the confrontation. It was not immediately clear if Eatherly has an attorney in the case who could speak for him. The courthouse was closed on Thursday because of the shooting, and online records were not updated. An attorney representing Eatherly in a different case did not return a call seeking comment. In an audio stream from just after the shooting that Eatherly posted to social media, Eatherly says he shot a man in self-defense after the person started hitting him. Eatherly speaks with paramedics in the clip, one of whom takes note of a bullet wound’s entry and exit point in his arm. (

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