Texas Arrests Far-right Influencer for Terroristic Threats

WHO:

CBS News - Jake Lang, a far-right influencer, was charged in connection with the January 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection.

FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth - Edward Jacob Lang, also known as Jake Lang, is 31 years old.

WHAT:

CBS News - Jake Lang was arrested on a state charge of making terroristic threats.

FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth - Lang is being held on a $1 million bond.

FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth - This is Lang's second arrest in North Texas in just over a week.

FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth - The charge involves allegations that the conduct disrupted or impaired public services and caused public fear, potentially involving threats of serious bodily injury or attempts to influence government operations.

WHERE:

FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth - Lang was arrested in Dallas, Texas, specifically after dining at Pizzeria Testa located in the 8600 block of Church Street in Frisco.

FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth - He was spotted outside the Collin County Courthouse during protests related to the Karmelo Anthony trial.

WHEN:

FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth - Lang was arrested on June 2, 2026, on an active criminal trespass warrant.

FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth - The alleged trespassing incident occurred in April 2025.

WHY:

FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth - The terroristic threat charge is related to conduct that allegedly disrupted public services and caused public fear.

HOW:

FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth - Investigators received an online tip about a video posted to X showing Lang inside Kuykendall Stadium, where a fatal stabbing occurred during a high school track meet.

(UPDATED June 11, 2026 04:31 UTC)

Jake Lang, a far-right influencer, has been charged in connection with the January 6 Capitol insurrection and was arrested in Dallas, Texas, after dining at Pizzeria Testa. He faces a state charge of making terroristic threats, which allegedly disrupted public services and caused fear, and is currently being held on a $1 million bond. This marks Lang's second arrest in North Texas in just over a week, following an active criminal trespass warrant related to an incident that took place in April 2025.