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Pardoned Jan. 6 Convict Re-Arrested Threatening Teen in Texas

6/20/2026

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Edward Jacob Lang was re-arrested on June 10 in Collin County, Texas, on a threat charge after livestreaming a threat to kill Karmelo Anthony, a Black teen convicted on June 9 and sentenced to 35 years for the 2025 stabbing of Austin Metcalf.
He served four years for the Jan. 6 Capitol attack before President Donald Trump pardoned him in January 2025.
Lang remains detained on a $250,000 bond as authorities investigate the threat.

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Edward Jacob Lang was re-arrested on June 10 in Collin County, Texas, on a threat charge after livestreaming a threat to kill Karmelo Anthony, a Black teen convicted on June 9 and sentenced to 35 years for the 2025 stabbing of Austin Metcalf.
He served four years for the Jan. 6 Capitol attack before President Donald Trump pardoned him in January 2025.
Lang remains detained on a $250,000 bond as authorities investigate the threat.