Jake Lang, a pardoned January 6 rioter, appeared outside the apparent home of three Black University of Mississippi students wearing an ape mask and making monkey noises, seemingly mimicking the racist harassment they recently experienced.
Lang shared videos of himself on social media Wednesday (November 11), days after two white women were caught on camera making monkey noises and racist gestures outside an apartment shared by Ole Miss freshmen Jakiyra Metcalf and Victoria G. Johnson.
In one video, Lang appears outside what he identifies as the students’ apartment, wearing an ape mask, making monkey noises, and defending the white women’s actions.
“The girls did nothing wrong! The girls did nothing wrong!” Lang says before adding, “Chimping out!”
In the caption accompanying the video, Lang wrote, “The 3 Ole Miss White College girls did NOTHING WRONG…. I hope that monkey b*tch checks her RING CAMERA now!”
A second video shows Lang and several others inside an Ole Miss cafeteria carrying a donation sign in support of the white women.
During the demonstration, Lang said, “We're tired of being told what to say and what to think.” He also declared, “We stand with you. We will not be persecuted.”
In the caption accompanying the video, Lang claimed the group “stormed OLE MISS UNIVERSITY Cafeteria” to support the women and declared, “AMERICA HAS BLACK FATIGUE!!”
During a Wednesday (November 11) interview with CBS Mornings, Johnson recalled confronting the women after reviewing the Ring camera footage. She said one woman apologized, claiming she didn’t know the students lived there, while another doubled down..
“She continued to make the gestures after the girl was apologizing,” Johnson said. “It was like a slap in the face.”
Lang was charged with multiple federal offenses in connection with the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, including assaulting a police officer and civil disorder. President Donald Trump pardoned him in January 2025, CBS News reported.
In June 2026, Lang was arrested in Texas on a third-degree felony charge of making terroristic threats. The charge followed allegations that he threatened to shoot Karmelo Anthony during Anthony’s murder trial.
Atlanta Black Star reported that it contacted the University of Mississippi Police Department and Oxford Police Department to ask whether officers responded to Lang’s appearances, whether he was instructed to leave and whether any potential charges were being considered.
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