The family of Otis James Byrd, 54, the Port Gibson man who was found hanging from a tree behind his Rodney Road residence is holding a press conference today at 2 p.m. at the law offices of Sweet and Associates in Jackson.

Officials with the FBI told The Vicksburg Post they were not aware of the press conference or any information the family planned to share.

“At this press conference at 2 p.m., there will be no official information. Our investigation is still ongoing,” FBI Supervisory Special Agent Jason Pack said. “From what I understand, maybe the family has retained this person. Or the attorney went to talk to family, but I don’t know what’s going on with that.

“The investigation is not over, it is accurate to say that we’ve briefed the family all along, that is just an example of how we’re staying in touch with them throughout the investigation.”

FBI Special Agent Donald Alway confirmed Pack’s insistence that the Byrd family has been kept apprised of the investigation.

“At each milestone in this case, the FBI’s first step is to personally brief family members. Though we haven’t publicly released autopsy results, on March 24, along with the MBI, investigators met with family representatives to discuss the state medical examiner’s findings and answer any questions,” Alway said. “As we have since the outset, our team will continue to do so with any new development.”

A family member, who asked to remain anonymous, said members of the family were not aware of any updates provided by the FBI.

Pack said the investigation is not complete and there are many pieces to it.

“I think it’s also important to know that the autopsy is only one piece of information, that’s why we’re waiting on these other test results to have the whole picture,” Pack said. “I can’t get into specifics but it’s items they recovered in the investigation, just to see what they say.”