Courthouse shooting: State moves to revoke Dalton Eatherly’s bond as defense pushes to post

CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Motions to post and revoke bond were argued Friday for Dalton Levi Eatherly, who is charged in a May 13 shooting outside the Montgomery County Courts Center.

Eatherly, 28, is charged with attempted murder, employing a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony, aggravated assault, and reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon.

Dispute over bond, donations and source-of-fund rules

During the hearing, the defense asked the court to reduce bond and approve a bail source so Eatherly could post it. Prosecutors, however, moved to revoke bond in his earlier harassment case, which was bound over to the grand jury on April 8, according to court records.

Defense attorney Jake Fendley had also filed motions Thursday afternoon for the return of Eatherly’s truck and for LA Bail Bondings to post “bond in excess.” Under local bonding rules, no single company may write a bond over $50,000, and any bond above that amount must be approved by the court. Two companies may combine to write a bond up to $100,000, but anything higher requires a petition…

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