Controversial influencer ‘Chud the Builder’ shoots man during confrontation outside Tennessee courthouse: report

A controversial livestreamer known for spewing racial slurs on camera allegedly shot a man during a chaotic confrontation outside of a Tennessee courthouse Wednesday afternoon.

Montgomery County District Attorney General Robert Nash said that Dalton Eatherly, better known as “Chud the Builder” online, opened fire during a dispute near the courthouse around 1:15 p.m. local time, ClarksvilleNow reported.

Nash told the publication that the victim was medically evacuated by LifeFlight.

Dalton Eatherly, better known as “Chud the Builder” online, opened fire during a dispute at the courthouse on Wednesday, per a report. @ChudTheBuilder / Pump.fun

Eatherly also accidentally shot himself during the dispute. Jam Press

Eatherly, 28, also suffered what’s been described as a “graze” wound and Nash said it appears he accidentally shot himself during the mayhem.

The influencer admitted to shooting an unidentified victim on his livestream, arguing he did so in self-defense.

Eatherly said that the man threatened to hit him if he started boasting the racist ideologies that are a hallmark of his channel.

“He hit me, he started wailing on me, even after I had to defend myself by shooting him, he’s still wailing on me,” Eatherly recounted to emergency responders on his livestream.

Then, Eatherly bizarrely tried to pin blame on “rich people” goading strangers into harming him.

“They’re all publicly saying ‘if y’all assault this guy, we’ll make you rich’. The f–k,” he said.

“I wish he had just walked away, man,” he added.

Eatherly was previously arrested on May 8 for allegedly harassing strangers at an upscale steakhouse in Nashville.

He reportedly began shouting racial slurs at the restaurant before announcing he would not pay his $400 bill even after polishing off the entire meal.