Davidson County Judge Melissa Blackburn revoked bond for Dalton Eatherly on June 17 after prosecutors said his arrest in Clarksville tied him to a shootout outside the Montgomery County Courthouse.
Blackburn’s order covers three Nashville cases that were pending against Eatherly when he was arrested; a condition of his Nashville bond barred him from being charged with any more crimes, prosecutors noted in court. Assistant District Attorney Jeff Walker moved to revoke bond and called Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office Detective Michael Weber to testify about the Clarksville charges that formed the basis of the motion.
Prosecutors played material drawn from Eatherly’s online accounts. Walker played two videos from Eatherly’s social media that were recorded before the arrests; in one clip Eatherly says, "It's only proper escalation. It's inevitable," and later, "Just imagine the headline. 'Chud the Builder kills a Black man.' It's almost like it's going to happen." Several of Eatherly’s social posts and a live stream were shown during the hearing.
Eatherly, a 28-year-old Kick streamer, faces attempted murder charges after a shootout outside the Montgomery County Courthouse at 2 Millennium Plaza on May 13, 2026, during which Montgomery County authorities say he and another man exchanged gunfire. The other man was shot five times and was airlifted to Vanderbilt University Medical Center; both men were taken to regional hospitals and Eatherly was loaded into an ambulance with visible arm injuries. District Attorney Robert J. Nash described the case as involving "severe felony charges."
In Nashville, defense attorney Jacob Fendley filed a motion to dismiss and questioned Detective Weber in court, asking whether Weber had reviewed footage from the night his client was arrested in Nashville, including the live stream played for the court. Fendley told Blackburn, "I would think the court would take special interest in the facts of the case that the state's wanting to hold Mr. Eatherly without bail on, especially if he didn't commit a crime."
Blackburn cited what she had seen in court when she explained her decision. "Based on what I've seen on social media and Mr. Eatherly's behavior," she said as she revoked bond, effectively keeping Eatherly jailed while both the new Clarksville charges and the three Nashville cases proceed.
The revocation immediately changes Eatherly’s status: he remains in custody pending further proceedings. Blackburn set a preliminary hearing for June 25 to move the process forward and to allow prosecutors to outline the evidence supporting the Clarksville attempted murder charge.
What remains unresolved is central to how the cases will unfold: prosecutors have tied social media material and testimony about the May 13 confrontation to their motion, but the specific facts that produced the attempted murder charges and how those facts will affect—or be used to resolve—the three Nashville cases have not been laid out in full. The June 25 hearing will be the next opportunity for the state to show those connections and for the defense to press its motion to dismiss.
FilmoGaz’s earlier coverage tracked the bond proceedings in this matter and additional details are available in related reporting.
