Someone has reportedly targeted a Texas judge who reduced the $1 million bond for 17-year-old Austin Metcalf’s accused killer in a doxxing hoax.
The Collin County Sheriff’s Office, in collaboration with the FBI, is currently investigating the alleged doxxing incident involving Collin County Judge Angela Tucker. Judge Tucker recently made headlines after significantly lowering the bond for Karmelo Anthony, a 17-year-old suspect in the Frisco track meet stabbing.
According to reports from local law enforcement officials shared with Fox 4, court staff and concerned citizens raised alarms about individuals sharing Judge Tucker’s address on various social media platforms following her decision to reduce Anthony’s bond from $1 million to $250,000.
Due to the severity of the case, the FBI is now helping in the investigation.
In response to the concerning developments, the sheriff’s office issued a statement indicating their collaboration with the FBI and Fusion Center to closely monitor any potentially harmful rhetoric or propaganda that could potentially instigate violence.
“Our main priority remains ensuring the judge’s safety, and appropriate security measures have been implemented.”
As CrimeOnline previously reported, Austin Metcalf, a junior at Memorial High School in Frisco, was fatally stabbed during a UIL District 11-5A track meet at Kuykendall Stadium on April 2. Police said that Anthony, a student from Centennial High School in Frisco, stabbed Metcalf in the chest during a confrontation after Anthony was seated under a tent designated for Memorial High School students.
Following the incident, the families of both Metcalf and Anthony have reportedly been under attack.
Former Dallas County Assistant District Attorney Russell Wilson said law enforcement officials have reported more threats and releases of private information in high-profile cases.
“Certain information is publicly available. But judges and individuals in law enforcement do have a statute that allows them to remove some of their information from being publicly available. And so publication of that information with the intent to cause harm or for them to get a threat is a crime in Texas,” Wilson said.
Meanwhile, Anthony remains on house arrest and has been ordered to have no contact with the Metcalf family.
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[Feature Photo: Austin Metcalf/Memorial High School]
