ShieldWall Network hosts Jacob Goodwin’s parents at legal defense fundraiser.

What had originally been planned as a ShieldWall Network OktoberFest Social evolved into a much-needed fundraising event for Jacob Goodwin’s legal defense fund on October 14th in central Arkansas. While there still was plenty of German food: bratwursts, sausages, frankfurters, and kraut and spicy mustard, potato salad and a buffet table of snack foods, drinks and German chocolate cakes and other delights such as pumpkin soup, the main focus was on our guests of honor.

Jacob Goodwin’s parents spoke with passion and emotional strength about their son,  a young White patriot now held in the Lonoke County in jail in Arkansas on a warrant out of Charlottesville, Virginia, following his arrest by U.S. Marshals. Jacob’s mother discussed the unfair contrast between how Jacob and his co-defendants from the August 12th free speech rally have been held without bond, and how the two black assailants arrested in their assault were immediately released by Charlottesville police. It is clear from the evidence of the disparate treatment, they convincingly argued, that their boy will not receive a fair trial there. For that reason, both parents are pleading with Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson to meet with them to discuss the case before he signs extradition papers sending Jacob off to a rigged kangaroo court in Virginia. On Friday, an open letter to governor Hutchinson outlining why extradition should be denied or delayed was presented to the governor, followed by dozens of phone calls and e-mails to the governor’s office in support of Jacob Goodwin.

Austin Kellerman, the News Director of the NBC and Fox television affiliates in Little Rock, sent the entire text of the open letter to the governor opposing Goodwin’s extradition to nearly 20,000 viewers on the same day it was published. So far the governor’s office has not issued a response to the family, who plan to personally meet with him at his office this next week to discuss their son’s legal plight.

Following their speech and a question and answer session at the ShieldWall Network event, Jacob’s parents both recorded an interview with Billy Roper about his case for the next episode of The Roper Report podcast, which will be broadcast at 3 pm central time on Wednesday, October 18th on RadioAryan.com.

Rare German historical memorabilia was donated for future online auction to raise funds to support Jacob’s legal defense fund, and many pledges to assist with his legal fees have been received, including from Matthew Heimbach of the Traditionalist Worker’s Party and Dr. Michael Hill of the League of the South, both of whom were instrumental leaders of the Charlottesville ‘Unite The Right’ rally.

Also at the OktoberFest Social, four certificates for honorable service in the ShieldWall Network’s Phalanx as security for the 2017 StormFront conference in Crossville, Tennessee were presented, and two in absentia, one of those to Jacob Goodwin’s parents on their son’s behalf. Two new ShieldWall Network affiliates were welcomed into our family, as well.

Many thanks to those who generously contributed to Jacob Goodwin’s legal defense fund at the fundraiser, and who have given already through the fundrazr page, through which donations may be made anonymously via credit or debit card, or through the GoyFundMe or Hatreon accounts.  Donations may also be made through cash, money order, or check, courtesy of Billy Roper, through the mail to P.O. Box 1937, Mountain View, Arkansas, 72560.

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