What is happening inside Chud the Builder’s jail cell? Livestreamer makes new claims from custody

Dalton Eatherly, the livestreamer widely known as Chud the Builder, remains in custody at Montgomery County Jail in Clarksville, Tennessee, facing an attempted murder charge. Eatherly has recently drawn attention not for his legal case, but for claims that jail officials have removed his Bible and refused to return it.

The allegations surfaced on social media on June 7, 2026, and were subsequently shared on Eatherly's official X account. A statement attributed to Eatherly, shared by field reporter Tayler Hansen, states that his physical Bible was taken after he was released from solitary confinement. Jail staff allegedly replaced it with a tablet that frequently crashes and loses power, hindering his ability to read scripture. Eatherly claims his requests to have the Bible returned have been denied.

In the statement, Eatherly expressed his confusion over the Bible's removal, noting he had been studying scripture daily. "I’ve asked very kindly and politely, even offering to pay whatever amount they want for a copy of the physical Bible that I for some reason had access to for weeks, but am being denied," he stated. He also alleged that another inmate nearby had access to a religious text, suggesting his own denial violated his religious freedom. Jail officials have not yet publicly responded to these claims.

This controversy unfolds as Eatherly awaits further legal proceedings for the May 13 shooting of Joshua Fox, a disabled veteran, outside the Montgomery County Courthouse. Eatherly allegedly shot Fox multiple times after an altercation. His bond, initially set at $1.25 million, was later reduced to $1 million but a judge declined a further reduction on June 3, rejecting a $100,000 bond proposal from YouTuber Alex Rosen.

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I’ve asked very kindly and politely, even offering to pay whatever amount they want for a copy of the physical Bible that I for some reason had access to for weeks, but am being denied. The admin Capt Oakes is sending me ALL CAPS replies with clear frustration and vindictiveness indicating an obvious malicious interference with my religious studies.