VALDOSTA, Ga.  — A court case has been postponed for a former Valdosta State University student who received national attention for walking on the American flag on an unrelated firearm charge, according tocourt documents released Thursday.

Eric Sheppard was scheduled to face trial next week in Lowndes County Superior Court on a charge of one count carrying a weapon in a school safety zone.

The case was continued, meaning it will be re-scheduled for a later date. A new trial date has not been scheduled.

The case stems from an incident where a gun was found in a bookbag on the VSU campus last spring.

VSU police and the Valdosta Police Department connected the weapon to Sheppard in the days after he had walked across an American flag on campus last April.

Sheppard’s protest received national attention when former Air Force trainer and Playboy model Michelle Manhart attempted to stop further protests by taking the flag. Campus police detained but did not arrest Manhart. Police returned the flag to the protestors.

A few days later, authorities discovered the gun on campus. VSU police investigators connected the gun to the suspect through pawn shop receipts.

A warrant was issued for Sheppard’s arrest, and authorities spent a couple of weeks looking for him. While avoiding custody, Sheppard shared a manifesto with The Valdosta Daily Times claiming he would “annihilate” anyone who tried to take him into custody. The manifesto also condemned all white people and police.

Sheppard was arrested in Tampa, Fla. He was extradited to Lowndes County.

He was granted bond at $25,000, on several conditions, such as being banned from VSU campus, banned from social media, confinement to his mother’s Cobb County residence from 7 p.m.-7 a.m., restricted to staying in Cobb County, wearing an ankle monitor, and being monitored daily by the Southern District Attorney’s office.