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Dalton Eatherly Arrested After Courthouse Shooting

Published 14 May 2026

Dalton Eatherly, a 28-year-old online content creator known as "Chud the Builder," was arrested after a confrontation outside the Montgomery County Courthouse in Clarksville, Tennessee, escalated into a shooting on Wednesday, leaving both him and another man with gunshot wounds.

The incident unfolded around noon near the courthouse entrance, according to the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office. Deputies responded to reports of gunfire, detained both participants in a physical altercation, and placed the building under lockdown. Witnesses described three or four shots fired during the struggle. Eatherly sustained a penetrating wound to his left arm, while the other man, who remains unidentified, was shot in the stomach. Eatherly was transported to Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital, and the second man was airlifted to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. Both are in stable condition.

District Attorney General Robert Nash identified Eatherly as the shooter, stating that his office is reviewing the investigation for formal charges. Eatherly faces counts of attempted murder, employing a firearm during a dangerous felony, aggravated assault, and reckless endangerment with a...

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