Missouri Woman Indicted in Texas for Interstate Threats Against Metcalf Family

A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Texas indicted Sharifa Nicole Henderson, 34, on three counts of interstate threatening communications. Henderson was arrested in Kansas City on September 11, two days after the indictment. Prosecutors say she sent multiple death threats to members of Austin Metcalf’s family in the days after Karmelo Anthony’s June 9 conviction for the teenager’s killing.

According to the indictment, on June 10 Henderson messaged a Metcalf family member via Facebook Messenger, stating she would kill them and put them in a body bag, then adding a challenge to take her to court. Later that day she called Collin County officials involved in the case and threatened to "demolish" the family and "strangle" one member. On June 11 she allegedly sent another Facebook Messenger message saying she would hunt the recipient forever and kill them.

If convicted, Henderson faces up to five years in prison for each count. Austin Metcalf’s father, Jeff Metcalf, told local media his family has received more than 100 threats since the trial concluded. The murder case, which drew national attention and sparked racial tensions, involved Anthony, a 19-year-old Centennial High School student, who was found guilty of fatally stabbing 17-year-old Austin Metcalf during a high school track meet in Frisco, Texas, on April 2, 2025.