Chud The Builder, a prominent Twitch streamer known for his racially charged rhetoric against Black people, has been released from prison after posting his million-dollar bond, but faces a lengthy prison sentence of 56 years if convicted of attempted murder.
Following two months of confinement, The Builder walked out of Montgomery County Jail Monday morning, his $1 million bond finally posted through ten separate bail services administered by various financial institutions. The livestreamer, known for his aggressive and often offensive content, has been back on the outside following a shooting outside the Montgomery County Courthouse in May where Dalton Eatherly and another man were wounded.
The legal nightmare The Builder is facing stems from a May 13 incident where Eatherly confronted Joshua Fox, a Black man, in a video that prosecutors claim was a deliberate provocation. According to TMZ, the judge set The Builder’s bond at one million dollars back in May after the courthouse shooting, leaving him with a significant financial burden.
According to prosecutors, The Builder’s social media posts prior to the incident explicitly indicated his intention to provoke Black people into physical confrontations. Specifically, in a post from May 4, he wrote, “Keep encouraging your fellow blacks to assault me. When you see a chimp with their brains blown out on the time line just know yall did this to your own people.” This statement has sparked widespread condemnation and accusations of inciting violence.
The courthouse shooting didn’t occur in a vacuum. For months before that incident, The Builder had been livestreaming himself harassing Black people throughout Nashville, using racial slurs and deliberately antagonizing them for content and donations. His followers, a diverse mix of white nationalists and far-right extremists, rewarded his behavior with hundreds of thousands of dollars in crowdfunding support. District Attorney Robert Nash presented evidence demonstrating Eatherly’s social media posts explicitly indicated his intent to provoke Black people into physical confrontations.
In one post from May 4, The Builder wrote, “Keep encouraging your fellow blacks to assault me. When you see a chimp with their brains blown out on the time line just know yall did this to your own people.”
The courthouse confrontation escalated when Fox stood up and walked toward Eatherly after their verbal exchange. Prosecutors say Eatherly reached for his gun, Fox punched him, and during the struggle, Eatherly fired seven shots. Five hit Fox, and at least one struck Eatherly himself. The self-defense claim is being contested, with evidence suggesting a more violent pattern of behavior.
The courthouse confrontation was recorded and distributed widely, leading to a grand jury investigation. If convicted on the attempted murder charge alone, The Builder faces up to fifty-six years in prison, a sentence that has already been expedited by the Nashville case.
Before the shooting, The Builder was already facing charges from a Nashville steakhouse incident where he livestreamed himself refusing to pay a nearly four-hundred-dollar tab at Bob’s Steak and Chop House. He is charged with theft of services, disorderly conduct, and resisting arrest in that case. CNN reports that both cases have been sent to a grand jury review, with the possibility of conviction on the attempted murder charge alone resulting in the 56-year sentence.
Source: AllHipHop
