DA Robert Nash was appointed by Governor Bill Lee on November 8, 2021 and won election May 3, 2022. Here is every murder and attempted murder case with bail set under his tenure, with the multiplier showing how many times lower each bail was compared to Dalton Eatherly's (Chud the Builders) $1,250,000.
$10,000 (125x lower) — Darius Dwayne Archibald, 2023. Shot and killed 20-year-old Decarlos Perkins during a robbery. Pled to attempted aggravated robbery, got 8 years, murder charge dismissed.
$25,000 (50x) — Candice J Corbin, 2023. Second degree murder, robbery, weapon, aggravated assault.
$25,000 (50x) — Rateeq Jabez Cameron, 2022. Second degree murder, weapon, aggravated assault.
$50,000 (25x) — Jared Y Lazu Candelaria, 2023. Attempted murder, weapon, aggravated assault.
$50,000 (25x) — Mandriekus Duncan, 2023. First degree murder, weapon, aggravated assault. Someone actually died. Bail was still 25x lower than Eatherly.
$50,000 (25x) — Whitney Brown, 2021 case, sentenced May 8, 2026 under Nash. Killed her 2-month-old baby by inflicting a head injury. First degree murder, aggravated child abuse. Pled guilty, 30 years at 100%. Sentenced five days before Eatherly's bail was set.
$75,000 (17x) — Brittany Michelle Hodges, 2022. Second degree murder.
$100,000 (12x) — JaeShon Jermaine Bailey, 2025. First degree murder, weapon, aggravated assault.
$100,000 (12x) — Allison Kiara Janay Eady, 2023. Attempted murder, weapon, aggravated assault.
$100,000 (12x) — Angela Darlene Brown, 2022. Second degree murder.
$250,000 (5x) — Zachary Allen Clark, 2025. Second degree murder.
Eleven cases. Average bail: $72,188. Highest: $250,000. Nash's office never requested no bond for any of them, including defendants who killed people during robberies, defendants who killed children, and defendants charged with first degree murder with a firearm.
For Eatherly, charged with attempted murder where nobody died and who claims self-defense, Nash requested complete detention. The judge declined no bond but set bail at a level that functions as detention for an indigent defendant.
TCA 40-11-118 requires bail to be set as low as necessary to assure appearance. The Tennessee Constitution, Article I Section 16, prohibits excessive bail. Nash's own website says he ensures the criminal justice system is fair to all involved and follows the law as written.
The 19th Judicial District Attorney's office is a public office that accepts constituent inquiries. If this disparity warrants an explanation, reference specific case numbers from the data above and ask one question: what factors under TCA 40-11-118 justified a bail amount with no precedent in the courthouse's own records. Be respectful. The data speaks for itself.
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