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Karmelo Anthony SOBS as he is found guilty of murder of Austin Metcalf, 17, in stabbing that shocked America, as he is finally taken into custody ahead of sentence that could see him jailed for 99 years
Daily Mail UK ^ | June 9, 2026 | Rachel Bowman

Posted on 06/09/2026 12:47:41 PM PDT by Morgana

Killer Karmelo Anthony has been found guilty of murder for the fatal stabbing of Austin Metcalf at a Texas high school track meet.

Anthony, now 19, sobbed, and his family burst into tears as the judge read the verdict on Tuesday.

The jury deliberated for less than three hours after the defense and prosecution delivered closing arguments.

Anthony claimed he was acting in self-defense when he stabbed Metcalf, 17, with a folding knife after a heated argument at the high school event in Frisco in April 2025.

The case shocked America, and the discussion surrounding it quickly became racially fraught.

During closing arguments, prosecutors eviscerated Anthony's self-defense claim and encouraged jurors to find him guilty of murder.

'What is important is not motive. It's mindset. Mindset. He took a knife to a track meet,' Collin County First Assistant District Attorney Bill Wirskye said.

'[Anthony] of course, felt empowered that he was going to come out on top of any encounter. You don't get to meet a shove with a stab, especially if you provoke the shove.'

Wirskye added, 'Why didn't he just walk away. He could have left the tent at any time. He didn't. He didn't abandon the encounter.'

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.com ...


TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: 99years; doesfuryknow; monster; standyourground
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Now he cries
1 posted on 06/09/2026 12:47:41 PM PDT by Morgana
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To: Morgana

"Adios, Mofo!"

2 posted on 06/09/2026 12:48:23 PM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: Morgana

When to the next round of BLM riots start?


4 posted on 06/09/2026 12:50:03 PM PDT by Tom Tetroxide (Psalm 146:3 "Do not trust in princes, in the Son of Man, who has no salvation.")
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To: Morgana

Cry harder, Karmelo.


5 posted on 06/09/2026 12:50:15 PM PDT by Jane Long (Jesus is Lord!)
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To: DCBryan1

Keep em coming! I LOVE IT.


6 posted on 06/09/2026 12:50:16 PM PDT by Morgana ( “Abortion is the ultimate exploitation of women.” — Alice Paul 🇺🇸 )
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To: DCBryan1
Ha!

Keep ‘em coming!

7 posted on 06/09/2026 12:50:38 PM PDT by hole_n_one
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To: DCBryan1

Beautiful picture ...


8 posted on 06/09/2026 12:51:33 PM PDT by SkyDancer ( ~ Am Yisrael Chai ~)
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To: DCBryan1

Yea he is not going to last long.


9 posted on 06/09/2026 12:51:34 PM PDT by Zathras
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To: Morgana

Paging Al Sharpton...Rev.Sharpton to the house courtesy phone....


10 posted on 06/09/2026 12:51:55 PM PDT by llevrok (Voter apathy wins elections for liberals.)
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To: DCBryan1

And also what a child rapist should see in prison.


11 posted on 06/09/2026 12:52:20 PM PDT by SkyDancer ( ~ Am Yisrael Chai ~)
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To: llevrok

He’s been replaced by Ben Crumpler.


12 posted on 06/09/2026 12:52:59 PM PDT by ealgeone ([)
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To: Morgana

I’d increase OPSEC if you’re in and around urban areas.


13 posted on 06/09/2026 12:53:41 PM PDT by ealgeone ([)
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To: Zathras

And deservedly so.


14 posted on 06/09/2026 12:54:48 PM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: Morgana

Texas should bring back public hanging. Stage Karmelo’s hanging in the most gang infested area of Texas.


15 posted on 06/09/2026 12:54:56 PM PDT by thegagline (Sic semper tyrannis! Trump & Vance, 2024! (Formerly) Goldwater & Thomas Sowell)
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To: Morgana

Really nice closing job, ADA. Applause.


16 posted on 06/09/2026 12:55:06 PM PDT by alancarp (George Orwell was an optimist.)
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To: Morgana

Sobs? You want sobs? Wait until he meets his cellmate, Big Bubba.


17 posted on 06/09/2026 12:55:34 PM PDT by JPG (XRP, let's roll! )
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To: Morgana

The whole country could easily see Karmelo was being a Jerk and the Thug. He brought all of this misery onto himself and
that poor murder victim’s family.


18 posted on 06/09/2026 12:56:01 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: Morgana
'Why didn't he just walk away? He could have left the tent at any time. He didn't. He didn't abandon the encounter.'

People ask themselves this same question daily, as they watch seemingly endless videos of black people (of both genders) refusing to back down to ANYONE, for ANY reason, no matter how small, whether confronting random bystanders or heavily-armed police.

19 posted on 06/09/2026 12:56:02 PM PDT by montag813
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To: Tom Tetroxide

The New Black Panthers are there


20 posted on 06/09/2026 12:56:10 PM PDT by mfish13 ( )
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