Far-right influencer arrested in Texas on charge of making terroristic threats

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Jake Lang, a far-right influencer who was criminally charged successful transportation with the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection but was aboriginal pardoned by President Trump, was arrested successful Dallas, Texas, connected a authorities complaint of making terroristic threats.

According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, 31-year-old Lang was arrested Tuesday aft getting disconnected a formation successful Dallas connected 1 third-degree felony number of making a terroristic threat. He was booked into the Dallas County Jail.

The complaint comes aft photos and videos showed Lang extracurricular the Collin County courthouse respective times this past week during the execution proceedings for teen Karmelo Anthony.

A assemblage Tuesday recovered Anthony guilty of execution successful the April 2025 stabbing decease of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf astatine a way conscionable successful the Dallas suburb of Frisco, and helium was sentenced to 35 years successful prison.

Anthony's household told CBS News connected Wednesday that Lang had allegedly threatened to sprout Anthony successful the caput if helium was not convicted of murder.

In a video posted to his X account Tuesday, the dependable of a antheral claiming to beryllium Lang alleges that helium is calling from the Dallas County Jail, and says, "They've arrested maine for a felony, what's called terroristic threats, simply due to the fact that I said that if the assemblage did not find Karmelo Anthony guilty, that we the radical volition woody with justice. And this is simply a classical lawsuit of lawfare utilized to squash a First Amendment protester similar myself."

In a follow-up societal media post, Lang said his bail had been acceptable astatine $1 million.

CBS News has been incapable to scope Lang's ineligible practice for comment.

Lang's apprehension marks his latest run-in with instrumentality enforcement since receiving a statesmanlike pardon past year.

He was arrested past week successful Frisco, Texas, connected a trespassing charge. In March, helium was besides arrested successful St. Paul, Minnesota, on allegations of vandalizing a sculpture connected the beforehand steps of the Minnesota Capitol that work "prosecute ICE." Lang's proceedings successful that lawsuit is scheduled for adjacent month.

Lang was indicted successful 2021 connected 11 national counts for his alleged relation successful the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, including charges of battle connected an serviceman and civilian disorder, but he was pardoned by Mr. Trump, on with hundreds of different Jan. 6 defendants, portion waiting for his lawsuit to spell to trial.

Andrew Anthony, Karmelo Anthony's father, told CBS News connected Wednesday helium felt "somewhat relieved" since Lang was arrested, but added that the household has "got a agelong travel up of us."

Andrew Anthony said the household has continued to person racially charged decease threats successful the aftermath of his son's conviction. Despite the blameworthy verdict, Karmelo Anthony's household has maintained that Anthony was defending himself during the deadly incident. He did not attest during the trial.

The lawsuit drew nationalist attraction and brought retired dozens of radical to the courthouse regular during the proceedings to protestation successful enactment of, and against, Karmelo Anthony.

In the contiguous aftermath of the stabbing, Lang was responsible for organizing a protestation successful enactment of Metcalf. The flyer for the protestation utilized a representation of Metcalf with a banner speechmaking "Protect White Americans."

Metcalf's begetter has repeatedly urged the nationalist not to stoke radical tensions and politicize his son's death. In an interrogation with CBS News Texas Wednesday, Jeff Metcalf said that helium forgives Anthony.

J.D. Miles contributed to this report.

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