{"id":84775,"date":"2026-06-11T01:26:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T01:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/far-right-influencer-jake-lang-pardoned-for-jan-6-capitol-riot-arrested-in-texas-on-charge-of-making-terroristic-threats\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T01:26:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T01:26:17","slug":"far-right-influencer-jake-lang-pardoned-for-jan-6-capitol-riot-arrested-in-texas-on-charge-of-making-terroristic-threats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/far-right-influencer-jake-lang-pardoned-for-jan-6-capitol-riot-arrested-in-texas-on-charge-of-making-terroristic-threats\/","title":{"rendered":"Far-right influencer Jake Lang, pardoned for Jan. 6 Capitol riot, arrested in Texas on charge of making terroristic threats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Jake Lang, <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/minnesota\/news\/conservative-activist-jake-lang-minnesota-not-have-permit-rally-capitol\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">a far-right influencer<\/a><\/span> who was criminally charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection but <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/detroit\/news\/january-6-rioters-trump-heroes-candidates-office\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">was later pardoned<\/a><\/span> by President Trump, was arrested in Dallas, Texas, on a state charge of making terroristic threats.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, 31-year-old Lang was arrested Tuesday after getting off a flight in Dallas on one third-degree felony count of making a terroristic threat. He was booked into the Dallas County Jail.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The charge comes after photos and videos showed Lang outside the Collin County courthouse several times this past week during the murder trial for teen Karmelo Anthony.<\/p>\n<p>A jury Tuesday found Anthony <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/texas\/news\/karmelo-anthony-trial-verdict-austin-metcalf-frisco-track-meet-stabbing\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">guilty<\/a><\/span> of murder in the April 2025 stabbing death of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a track meet in the Dallas suburb of Frisco, and he was sentenced to 35 years in prison.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Anthony&#8217;s family told CBS News on Wednesday that Lang had allegedly threatened to shoot Anthony in the head if he was not convicted of murder.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/11\/bb30106b-63ce-48d4-b851-682bd4b10061\/thumbnail\/620x414\/0196bfb5618837d384ce556b0479aa27\/gettyimages-2279985013.jpg#\" alt=\"Far-right influencer Jake Lang \" height=\"414\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/11\/bb30106b-63ce-48d4-b851-682bd4b10061\/thumbnail\/620x414\/0196bfb5618837d384ce556b0479aa27\/gettyimages-2279985013.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/11\/bb30106b-63ce-48d4-b851-682bd4b10061\/thumbnail\/1240x828\/f3ef886a52f43d6c8fbb3d25a26df594\/gettyimages-2279985013.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Far-right influencer Jake Lang holds a sign that reads &#8220;White Lives Matter&#8221; with a photo of Austin Metcalf outside of the Collin County Courthouse in McKinney, Texas, during the murder trial for Karmelo Anthony, on June 4, 2026.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Juan Figueroa\/The Dallas Morning News via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In a video posted to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jakelang\/status\/2064585315248144732?s=46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">his X account<\/a> Tuesday, the voice of a man claiming to be Lang alleges that he is calling from the Dallas County Jail, and says, &#8220;They&#8217;ve arrested me for a felony, what&#8217;s called terroristic threats, simply because I said that if the jury did not find Karmelo Anthony guilty, that we the people will deal with justice. And this is a classic case of lawfare used to squash a First Amendment protester like myself.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In a follow-up social media post, Lang said his bail had been set at $1 million.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>CBS News has been unable to reach Lang&#8217;s legal representation for comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Lang&#8217;s arrest marks his latest run-in with law enforcement since receiving a presidential pardon last year.<\/p>\n<p>He was arrested last week in Frisco, Texas, on a trespassing charge. In March, he was also arrested in St. Paul, Minnesota, <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/minnesota\/news\/jake-lang-arrested-sculpture-minnesota-capitol-vandalism\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">on allegations of vandalizing a sculpture<\/a><\/span> on the front steps of the Minnesota Capitol that read &#8220;prosecute ICE.&#8221; Lang&#8217;s trial in that case is scheduled for next month.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Lang was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/page\/file\/1364166\/dl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">indicted<\/a> in 2021 on 11 federal counts for his alleged role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, including charges of assault on an officer and civil disorder, but <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-jan-6-pardons\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">he was pardoned<\/a><\/span> by Mr. Trump, along with hundreds of other Jan. 6 defendants, while waiting for his case to go to trial.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Anthony, Karmelo Anthony&#8217;s father, told CBS News on Wednesday he felt &#8220;somewhat relieved&#8221; since Lang was arrested, but added that the family has &#8220;got a long journey ahead of us.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Anthony said the family has continued to receive racially charged death threats in the wake of his son&#8217;s conviction. Despite the guilty verdict, Karmelo Anthony&#8217;s family has maintained that Anthony was defending himself during the deadly incident. He did not testify during the trial.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The case drew national attention and brought out dozens of people to the courthouse daily during the trial to protest in support of, and against, Karmelo Anthony.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the immediate aftermath of the stabbing, Lang <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/texas\/news\/pardoned-jan-6-defendant-organizes-frisco-stabbing-protest\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">was responsible<\/a><\/span> for organizing a protest in support of Metcalf. The flyer for the protest used a picture of Metcalf with a banner reading &#8220;Protect White Americans.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Metcalf&#8217;s father has repeatedly urged the public not to stoke racial tensions and politicize his son&#8217;s death. 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