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Missouri woman indicted on federal charges for allegedly threatening Metcalf family
Fox News • • nation
Key Points:
- Sharifa Nicole Henderson, 34, was federally indicted in Texas for making multiple death threats against the family of Austin Metcalf following Karmelo Anthony's conviction in Metcalf's killing.
- Henderson allegedly sent threatening messages via Facebook Messenger and made threatening phone calls to the Collin County government shortly after the trial ended in June.
- If convicted, Henderson faces up to five years in prison for each of the three counts of interstate threatening communications.
- The Metcalf family has reportedly received over 100 threats since the trial, which drew national attention and became racially charged, with supporters on both sides expressing strong reactions.
- Karmelo Anthony, 19, was convicted of fatally stabbing 17-year-old Austin Metcalf during a high school track meet in April 2025; surveillance and police reports indicated Anthony admitted to the stabbing.
