ATLANTA — Eric ‘EJ’ Sheppard’s attorneys hosted a press conference today in Atlanta.
On Thursday, April 30 Sheppard’s attorneys Davis and Bozeman held a press conference for the safe surrender of Sheppard.
“Mr. Sheppard is in hiding, in fear for his life, in fear for his safety, afraid from the threats that he has received from who we believe are the real terrorists as well as him being labeled ‘armed and dangerous,’ Attorney Mawuli Mel Davis said. “We are here as a law firm with other members of the legal community, as well as other members of the community to speak directly to Eric, and let him know he has legal representation and community support and that we will protect him.”
Multiple community organizations spoke at the conference such as; Nation of Islam, Malcolm X Grassroots Movement, National Coalition of Police Terrorism, National Action Network, FTP Movement, and more.
“Having been on the ground in Valdosta, the climate down there has a serious racial undertone. After the demonstration that brother Eric was responsible for there was a counter demonstration called ‘Flags Over VSU,’ Community activist, Marcus Coleman said. “There were at least 500 people that stormed Valdosta but what people don’t know is that there were members of the Klu Klux Klan also involved in that rally, what people don’t know is that there were several vigilantes in that rally that were actually doing a manhunt for brother Eric, so we want to make sure that that’s being reiterated over and over again.”
Those who spoke at the conference fear for Sheppard and his safety at this time. Sheppard’s lawyers and supporting community organizations asked that he not be labeled ‘armed and dangerous.’
Sheppard’s family held the conference in hopes of reaching Eric, and to ask him to safely surrender himself.
“There are a number of organizations here that want to speak directly to Eric, to encourage him to make sure that he understands that he has the community support that he needs in order to start the process of turning himself in and then going through the legal process,” Davis said.
