Live Streamer 'Chud the Builder' Charged with Attempted Murder, $1.25M Bond Set

Dalton Eatherly, 28, known online as Chud the Builder, appeared in court on May 15, 2026, accused of attempted murder and multiple weapons-related felonies. Judge Reid Poland III set Eatherly’s bond at $1.25 million, citing the seriousness of the charges and the number of bystanders in the courthouse courtyard. He faces additional counts of using a firearm during a dangerous felony, aggravated assault and reckless endangerment. If convicted, he could serve 15 to 60 years behind bars. Prosecutors say the shooting followed an argument over racial epithets. Eatherly livestreamed the aftermath, claiming self-defense. Both men were wounded; the other individual has since been released while Eatherly remains in custody.

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