VALDOSTA – A former Valdosta State University student may have gone against the “spirit” of his bond agreement when he spoke to current students during a video conference this week, but the district attorney’s office says he did not violate the actual terms.

Eric Sheppard sparked a national media firestorm when he was seen walking on an American flag during campus protests almost one year ago. He addressed several current VSU students during a video conference call this week.

A video posted to Facebook, which has since been removed, shows Sheppard speaking to a small group of students gathered on campus about Pan-Africanism, genetic recessiveness and threats to white culture.

Sheppard was arrested last year after eluding law enforcement for a month after he was charged with leaving a firearm inside a backpack after a campus protest at VSU.

Sheppard has yet to stand trail on the campus gun charge, but bond conditions prohibit him from using social media in any form, either directly or indirectly, including Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube, Twitter and Facebook.

“I think while he violated the spirit of the bond conditions, it doesn’t violate the terms of it,” said Brad Shealy, Chief Assistant District Attorney for the Southern Judicial District.

In the future, Shealy said the office may tighten restrictions on Internet and social media use for defendants in similar cases.