Judge Presiding In Case Of Slain Texas Teen Austin Metcalf Targeted In Alleged Doxxing Hoax; Fbi Investigating

The Texas judge who reduced nan $1 cardinal enslaved for 17-year-old Austin Metcalf's accused slayer was targeted successful a doxxing hoax, KDFW reported. 

The Collin County Sheriff's Office, successful coordination pinch nan FBI, is investigating nan alleged doxxing of Collin County Judge Angela Tucker, who agreed to importantly trim Frisco way meet stabbing fishy 17-year-old Karmelo Anthony’s bond.

"Due to nan quality of nan situation, we are coordinating pinch nan FBI and our Fusion Center to show for immoderate concerning rhetoric aliases propaganda that could incite violence," nan sheriff’s agency told KDFW.

Doxxing, defined arsenic a shape of cyberbullying, involves publically posting someone's individual accusation without consent.

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Karmelo Anthony and Austin Metcalf (FOX 4/Jeff Metcalf)

This type of harassment is forbidden successful nan authorities of Texas if it involves posting different person's backstage accusation without consent pinch nan intent to origin harm aliases to incite harm against them, according to nan Texas Penal Code. 

If personification is harmed during a doxxing event, it besides becomes a felony successful Texas. 

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Local rule enforcement officials told KDFW immoderate tribunal unit and concerned citizens reported that group were publishing Judge Tucker's reside connected societal media aft she agreed to trim Anthony's bond, which was initially group astatine $1 million.

"Our main privilege remains ensuring nan judge’s safety, and due information measures person been implemented," nan Collin County Sheriff’s Office said successful a statement.

Anthony was released from jailhouse aft Tucker lowered his enslaved to $250,000. Tucker, who presided complete a enslaved simplification hearing, claimed his was group "too precocious for personification pinch nary criminal history."

Sixteen-year-old Austin Metcalf died astatine his way meet aft getting stabbed. (FOX DFW Chopper)

Anthony allegedly killed Metcalf complete a seating conflict during a precocious schoolhouse way meet successful Frisco April 2. He was freed from nan Collin County Jail aft his enslaved was reduced from $1 cardinal to $250,000. He is charged pinch first-degree murder.

Anthony reportedly confessed to stabbing Metcalf erstwhile he was arrested by a schoolhouse assets serviceman at Kuykendall Stadium successful nan minutes aft nan attack. 

When 1 serviceman told different he had nan alleged stabbing fishy successful custody, Anthony apparently said, "I'm not alleged. I did it," according to an apprehension report. 

Anthony besides asked nan officers if Metcalf was "going to beryllium OK" and asked if what happened could beryllium considered "self-defense."

The Metcalf family has besides fallen unfortunate to disturbing incidents since their son's death. Jeff Metcalf, nan begetter of nan slain way star, told Fox News Digital his location was swatted hours aft a heated property conference hosted by nan spokesperson for nan family of Anthony.

Frisco Police confirmed location person been astatine slightest three swatting calls made astatine homes linked to nan Metcalf family this month. 

Karmelo Anthony, nan fishy successful nan stabbing decease of Texas way prima Austin Metcalf, walks retired of nan Collin County Jail successful Texas April 14. (KDFW)

Swatting is erstwhile a 911 telephone is made, usually to study a clone convulsive crime, to get constabulary and sometimes moreover SWAT teams, to respond to an reside fixed by nan caller. It has progressively been utilized arsenic an intimidation maneuver to target high-profile individuals and governmental rivals. 

Anthony's family has besides been targeted since Metcalf's death, and Anthony was moved to an "undisclosed location" for his ain safety, according to a group representing his family.

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Next Generation Action Network (NGAN), nan group representing nan Anthony family, shared a news merchandise saying nan threats included group loitering and taking photos of nan Anthony family's existent address, unwanted nutrient deliveries that NGAN said were "made to disturb and harass nan family" and a mailing of Metcalf's obituary to nan home, which was besides described arsenic "disturbing." 

"We are sharing images and archiving of nan threats nan family has faced this past play to make nan nationalist alert of nan vulnerable ambiance that has been created — an ambiance fueled by organized hate, systemic racism and intentional misinformation," nan group said.

"It is some heartbreaking and infuriating to spot nan depths of dislike and bigotry still live and good successful our society," NGAN President Dominique Alexander said. "No family should person to unrecorded nether siege simply because they are demanding their law rights. 

"We will not beryllium silent, and we will not backmost down. We are committed to doing immoderate is basal to protect this family and to guarantee that justness is pursued without intimidation aliases fear."

The Frisco Police Department told Fox News Digital, "Our section does not person immoderate reported cases involving nan Anthony family being threatened."

Jeff Metcalf has tried to reside down nan governmental rhetoric since nan April 2 stabbing.

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He antecedently told Fox News, "I want to explain thing correct disconnected to commencement because I've already heard immoderate rumors and gossip. This was not a title thing. This is not a governmental thing.

"Do not politicize this. It's not … this is simply a quality being thing. This personification made a bad prime and affected some his family and my family forever."

A spokesperson for nan FBI confirmed to Fox News Digital that nan agency is moving pinch nan Frisco Police Department connected nan doxxing incident but deferred to nan Frisco Police Department aliases Collin County Sheriff's Office for much specifications astir nan investigation.

Neither statement was instantly disposable for Fox News Digital's petition for comment. 

Stepheny Price is simply a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. She covers topics including missing persons, homicides, nationalist crime cases, forbidden immigration, and more. Story tips and ideas tin beryllium sent to stepheny.price@fox.com