Update 05/12/2019 10:11am:

Following the news that Chris Darden had withdrawn as the attorney for Eric Holder in the Nipsey Hussle murder case, court footage has been released of Holder learning that the renowned lawyer would no longer be representing him. 

In the short clip that was released online, the judge reportedly announces that she had granted Darden's request to withdraw from the case while appointing Holder a public defender. Additionally, iy was noted that Holder's bail remains at $5 million and that the next time he'll be due in court will be sometime next month.

As for Darden, the attorney who became a household name for his role in OJ Simpson's "Trial of the Century," has cited threats to his family as his reasons for leaving the case, while noting the Constitutional right that every individual should have to a fair trial.

Source: ABC

Update 05/11/2019 12:28am:

Chris Darden spoke exclusively to TMZ after deciding to step down as Nipsey Hussle shooting suspect Eric Holder's lawyer. While speaking with TMZ, Darden explained that the death threats against himself and his family were causing a security issue. 

He stated that he wanted to represent a "mentally ill African American man," referring to Holder, and adding that as a result he's been threatened. Darden went on to speak about being "battle tested" and not bothered by the people hating on him, and he added that Nipsey's death was also "painful" for him. 

Original 05/10/2019 2:19pm:

According to reports, the lawyer who was representing Eric Holder—the man accused of murdering Nipsey Hussle, has withdrawn as the attorney for Holder in the case.

Darden took to Facebook to make the announcement, saying that he was receiving numerous threats. Darden said “After centuries of a history of black men hung from trees without trial, or after the thousands of cases of black men tried, convicted and executed without counsel … I cannot understand why in 2019 some people would deny a black man his 6th Amendment right to counsel of his choice. Or why defending such a man should invite threats not only against me but against my children too.”

Read his full statement above.

source: KTLA