On Friday, Sharifa Nicole Henderson was indicted on federal charges. Prosecutors allege that she threatened to kill Jeff Metcalf, the father of Austin Metcalf, a Texas teenager who was slain. This incident reportedly occurred after the conclusion of the trial related to Austin’s death.
Sharifa, 34, was charged by a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Texas with three counts of interstate threatening communications under 18 U.S.C. § 875©, according to the court documents obtained by CBS News.
Federal prosecutors said Henderson was arrested in Kansas City, Missouri, and is being transported to Texas. If convicted, she faces up to five years in prison on each count.
Sharifa Nicole Henderson, also known online as Riffa Henderson, is a 34-year-old Missouri resident accused of sending threatening communications to the Metcalf family. The following day, on June 10, Henderson allegedly made a phone call to Collin County Government intended for the Metcalf family.
“The social media messages included threats to stalk and kill members of the Metcalf family,” US Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas Jay R. Combs said, according to CBS Texas. The indictment stated that she threatened to “demolish” the family and “strangle” the father. “I will hunt you forever until I kill you always have to look over your [expletive] shoulder,” Henderson wrote, according to the court documents.
