The Brief
- Far-right influencer Jake Lang is officially barred from entering the state of Texas except for mandatory court appearances or meetings with his defense attorney.
- A Collin County judge slashed Lang’s bond from $1 million to $250,000 following his June 10 arrest, but ordered strict electronic GPS monitoring prior to any potential jail release.
- The 31-year-old faces a third-degree felony terroristic threat charge in Frisco, which follows a prior local criminal trespass warrant and a high-profile federal conviction related to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
DALLAS – Far-right influencer Jake Lang has been banned from entering the state of Texas, according to court records.
Dallas court bans far-right influencer Jake Lang from Texas
Collin County court records show Lang is barred from entering Texas unless he is appearing in court or meeting with his attorney.
A judge also reduced Lang’s bond to $250,000. It was previously set at $1 million following his June 10 arrest. As a condition of his potential release from jail, Lang will be required to wear an electronic monitoring device.
Jake Lang faces terroristic threat charge over courtroom threats
The 31-year-old influencer, whose legal name is Edward Jacob Lang, was arrested by authorities after dining at a Frisco restaurant around 5 p.m. in the 8600 block of Church Street, arrest documents show. He was subsequently booked into the Dallas County Jail on June 10.
Jail records list the charge as a third-degree felony count of making a terroristic threat. The charge involves allegations that his conduct disrupted public services, caused public fear, and attempted to influence government operations through threats of serious bodily injury. Prosecutors played a live-stream video in court where Lang allegedly threatened to shoot a murder defendant in the head.
Protests turn tense outside Karmelo Anthony murder trial in Collin County
Television crews previously spotted Lang outside the Collin County Courthouse on the day of his arrest. He had joined protesters gathering outside the high-profile murder trial of Karmelo Anthony, who was ultimately convicted and sentenced to 35 years in prison for the April 2025 stabbing death of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf.
Prior Frisco criminal trespass warrants detail stadium break-in
The June 10 arrest marks Lang’s second run-in with North Texas law enforcement in a matter of weeks. He was previously arrested on June 2 on an active criminal trespass warrant stemming from an April 2025 incident.…