A Tennessee judge has revoked the contract of controversial anchor Dalton Eatherly, better known online as “builder chad” in a case in Davidson County.
The decision was made during a June 17 court hearing in Nashville. Prosecutors argued that “Chad the Builder” violated the conditions of his release by allegedly committing violent felonies while on bail.
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What did Chad the Builder do?
On May 9, he got into a row in Nashville and refused to leave a downtown steakhouse without paying his bill, according to police.
Court records and local reports say Iserley was charged with theft of services valued at less than $1,000, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest after allegedly refusing to pay a nearly $400 bill from Bob’s Steak & Chop House.
He was later released on bail in that case. Days later, however, he was arrested in Montgomery County on a more serious case following a shooting outside the Montgomery County Courthouse in Clarksville.
In the Clarksville case, Etherly faces attempted criminal homicide, aggravated assault, use of a firearm in the commission of a dangerous felony and reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon. He and another man, Joshua Fox, were both injured during a confrontation outside the courthouse on May 13, authorities said.
Ethely has publicly suggested he acted in self-defense, but prosecutors say newly emerged videos undermine that version of the incident.
New footage becomes reason for bond rejection
According to local reports of the June 17 hearing, prosecutors provided new video that they said showed Ethely firing a gun before being physically assaulted. This directly negates his claim of self-defense in the Montgomery County case.
Davidson County Judge Melissa Blackburn revoked his bond after reviewing the new footage. “Based on what I’ve seen on social media and Mr. Iserley’s behavior,” Blackburn said.
An investigator also discussed security footage from the Clarksville courtroom incident during the hearing. According to the evidence, the video showed that bullets had been fired previously Joshua Fox Etherly hit the ground, the bullet struck a concrete planter and the shell casing ejected from the gun.
Iserley was no longer able to use an earlier bond from the Nashville lawsuit to obtain release. He remains in custody in Montgomery County on $1 million bail pending the court shooting.
Iserley is scheduled to appear in a Nashville court on July 26.
