$1 million bond set for livestreamer charged for allegedly shooting a man at Tennessee courthouse

Added: 2026-05-27

[00:00:04]All right. For the record, Mr. Eley is now in the courtroom with your justice.

[00:00:08]>> All right. Take him into custody.

[00:00:12]>> Take custody. [clears throat] Told you, sir, you did not have a speaking role today. You decided that you wanted one for whatever reason. I don't know why, but take However, anybody on that side of the bar does not have a speaking role in any of these proceedings today. There's not going to be any hoopla shenanigans from the from the gallery. You're going to be removed. And I'll talk about that in a second.

[00:00:42]>> Can you read what these posts say?

[00:00:47]>> Uh the initial part says, "I will defend my life with lethal force. Do not approach me with intent to threaten bodily harm."

[00:00:54]>> I think it's reasonable to have a a gag order on the defendant should he make bond and I guess even while he's in the jail and has his I don't know iPad or whatever but he cannot live stream post or anything that uh indirectly or directly encompasses these offenses >> but the first amendment is very important to a free country um without us being able to talk about ideas freely, we can't really be a free society. Now, I mean, repugnant ideas are still protected under the under rights of free speech.

[00:01:39]So, people are free to go say whatever offensive things they want to say as long as it's not calling for someone to hurt somebody else.

[00:01:49]>> That's a $1 million bond with filing conditions. No weapons, GPS monitor.

[00:01:58]There will be a gag order for Mr. Etherly regarding social media live streaming about the facts or the parties involved in this case. That's only that's going to help him as much as anything.