Posted on 06/28/2025 2:35:55 PM PDT by DFG
Karmelo Anthony, the 18-year-old Texas teen indicted for the first-degree murder of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a Frisco high school track meet in April, has requested a court-appointed public defender, citing financial hardship, despite his family’s GiveSendGo fundraiser raising nearly $600,000. The family also recently raised the campaign’s goal to $1.4 million, sparking questions about the use of funds. Since the killing, the Anthonys have purchased a new Cadillac and moved into a $900,000 home.
Anthony fatally stabbed 17-year-old Metcalf in the heart at a track meet in Frisco, Texas. He died in the arms of his twin brother.
The killer, who claims self-defense, was released on house arrest with an ankle monitor after his bond was reduced from $1 million to $250,000.
The “Help Karmelo Official Fund” on GiveSendGo, launched by Anthony’s family, had raised $595,000 as of June 26, 2025, initially targeting $350,000 before increasing to $600,000 and now $1.4 million.
The family claims the funds support legal defense, safe relocation due to threats, basic living costs, transportation, trauma counseling, and security measures.
Court records show Anthony’s previous private attorney, Mike Howard, is no longer listed, and on June 25, Anthony’s father, Andrew Anthony, announced the public defender request, claiming indigence.
Howard’s retainer was estimated to be between $10,000 and $30,000, with hourly rates ranging from $400 to $500.
Anthony was indicted by a Collin County grand jury earlier this week, with a trial expected in 2026.
Ben Crump only gets involved when he can shake down money from a black victim of evyil whitey violence. Karmelo can not claim to be the aggrieved person in this and therefore the grifter Crump has no one to sue.
Take a look at this video posted on twitchy
“https://twitchy.com/amy-curtis/2025/06/28/karmelo-anthony-supporters-mad-money-is-gone-n2414874“
It confirms a stereotype of black folks always having a beeping fire alarm going off. I heard that observation from Tommy Sotomayor and sure enough, it’s like the “Wilhelm Scream” in movies. Once you hear it, you can never unhear it.
there was also a story about Anthony rummaging thru the bags in the Memorial High School tent.
That story all of a sudden ? no where to be found - either rumor or out and out planted or...it didn’t fit the story line ?
why was Anthony in the Memorial tent ?
why did he have a knife on school grounds ?
Or ‘Dewey, Cheatham, and Howe”?
the family of the murdered teen needs to sue him for all that money!
Typical thug gangster and killer.
“These people are trash”
Seriously trash. They should have used all that money to try to salvage their worthless kid’s azz. They are unbelievable! No wonder their kid is a soulless thug.
It looks like Jazzy Crocquette is going to have to save this clown’s life.
On a map, they are about 15 miles apart, from their outer borders.
I agree these people are trash. Grifters!!
So is go fund me
Kill a white boy, become wealthy.
GoFundMe turns me off in general. It’s the cardboard sign on the corner of the internet.
They actually help a lot of people
Yet they facilitate a lot of scams
That particular fund-me was obviously blatant and I do not in good conscience think should have been funded
It also sets bad precedence
A public attorny is always available
Ironically, that is what has been requested
meh. I think most GFM’s are begging. Nobody saves money for a rainy day anymore. and when it rains, it pours. Be prepared and keep your hand in your pocket.
“The Family Spokesperson said this week that this case is about White Supremacy.”
They replace Karmello’s defense attorney. That speaks to the bankruptcy of the “White Supremacy” defense.
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