Far-right influencer and activist Jake Lang
Texas issue statewide ban on Quran-burner Jake Lang
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A Collin County judge in Texas, US has issued an order prohibiting far-right influencer and activist Jake Lang from entering the state of Texas, except for court appearances or meetings with his attorney.
The ruling, issued on Friday, by Judge John Roach Jr., came during a bond hearing related to Lang’s arrest on a third-degree felony charge of making a terroristic threat.
Lang, whose legal name is Edward Jacob Lang, faces allegations stemming from comments made outside the Collin County Courthouse during the high-profile murder trial of Karmelo Anthony.
Prosecutors presented evidence of a livestream in which Lang reportedly threatened to deliver a “headshot” to Anthony if the jury did not convict him in the 2025 stabbing death of Austin Metcalf.
Anthony was convicted and sentenced to 35 years in prison earlier this month.
The judge reduced Lang’s bond from $1 million to $250,000 but imposed strict conditions for any potential release.
These include electronic GPS monitoring, a mental health evaluation, and adherence to the geographic restriction barring him from Texas outside of legal proceedings. Lang has been held in the Dallas County Jail since his arrest on June 10.
Lang, a 31-year-old Florida resident and Republican candidate for US Senate in Florida, is a pardoned participant in the January 6, 2021, US Capitol events.
He has gained notoriety for organizing anti-Islam protests across multiple states, including attempts to burn copies of the Quran in locations such as Dearborn, Michigan, and protests in Plano, Texas, where he has employed provocative symbols and rhetoric.
This is not Lang’s first legal encounter in North Texas. He was arrested earlier in June 2026 on a criminal trespass charge related to an incident at a Frisco high school stadium connected to the Metcalf case.
He has also faced criticism for his involvement in local debates opposing the construction of a mosque and other religious facilities in Frisco.
Prosecutors argued that Lang’s actions represented an assault on the integrity of the criminal justice system rather than protected speech, citing efforts to influence proceedings and stoke division. Lang’s attorney maintained that the comments were rhetorical and that his client posed no genuine threat to the community.
