Collin County judge lowers Jake Lang’s bond to $250,000

A Collin County judge cut Jake Lang’s bond to $250,000 on Thursday, but kept tight conditions in place as prosecutors argued the Florida influencer’s alleged threats were aimed at fear, disruption, and the Karmelo Anthony case itself. Judge John Roach Jr. ordered that Lang stay out of Texas except for court dates and wear electronic monitoring if released.

Lang, whose legal name is Edward Jacob Lang, is 31 and has been held in the Collin County Jail since his June 10 arrest. He remains charged with making a terroristic threat, a felony that prosecutors say arose from his conduct outside the Collin County Courthouse during proceedings tied to Anthony’s murder case.

At the bond hearing, Lang’s attorney asked for a $15,000 bond, saying that was the amount Lang could afford. Prosecutors pushed to keep the $1 million bond in place, saying Lang’s GiveSendGo fund had reached $48,000 and that the alleged threat was part of an effort to interfere with the justice system and disrupt the murder trial.

Court records say the threat allegation centers on a June 4 livestream in which Lang allegedly said he would kill Anthony with a gunshot to the head. CBS reported that an unnamed person asked, “So, you going to kill Karmelo Anthony?” and that Lang allegedly replied, “Yes. Yes, I will.” Prosecutors also said the Texas Fusion Center monitored courthouse activity, social media, and livestreams during the trial and used facial-recognition technology to identify Lang.

The hearing added another layer of courtroom tension when Lang’s girlfriend was barred from testifying after she was ejected from the building for bringing pepper spray into the courthouse. Lang’s arrest came days after a separate June 2 criminal-trespass arrest in Frisco tied to an incident at George A. Purefoy Municipal Center and a video that appeared to show him inside Kuykendall Stadium, where he said he had broken in and climbed a fence.

The case is unfolding against the backdrop of the broader Karmelo Anthony prosecution, which drew national attention after the April 2, 2025 stabbing death of Austin Metcalf, a 17-year-old Frisco ISD student-athlete. Anthony was later convicted of murder and sentenced to 35 years in prison. Under Texas Penal Code Section 22.07, terroristic threat includes threats intended to place a person in fear, disrupt public services, or influence government conduct, the statute now driving Lang’s case.