Posted on 06/11/2026 3:46:22 PM PDT by Morgana
A protester who was caught on video getting in another man's face outside the courthouse where Karmelo Anthony was sentenced for murder has been arrested.
A spokesperson for the Collin County Sheriff's Office confirmed to the Daily Mail that Winston Jerome Parker, 27, was taken into custody outside the courthouse on Tuesday for an outstanding warrant on a charge of unlawful carry of a weapon.
The alleged offense occurred in the parking lot of the courthouse last Saturday, the spokesperson noted.
Prison records show Parker was granted a $1,000 surety bond. It is unclear whether he has retained an attorney to speak on his behalf.
His arrest came just hours after he was filmed confronting a man and pointing in his face amid racially-charged protests outside the Collin County courthouse where Anthony, 19, was found guilty of murdering 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a high school track meet last year.
The murder case shocked America, and the discussion surrounding the killing of a white teenager by a black peer quickly became racially fraught.
The verdict prompted fierce backlash from Anthony's supporters who say he was discriminated against because there were no black members of the jury.
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Some people are dumb and some people are retarded.
the two black members in the jury pool were excluded because they said they could not convict a black man.
Source?
More likely they didn't want to be a statistic in black-on-black violent crimes.
It was also a convenient excuse to beg off jury duty on a murder trial.
At least one said that. According to the AI Leo:
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Yes, during the jury selection for Karmelo Anthony’s murder trial in Collin County, Texas, all prospective Black jurors were dismissed by the prosecution, resulting in an all-white jury. This occurred despite Anthony’s defense team filing a Batson challenge, a legal objection used when race-based discrimination in jury selection is suspected
Key Details:
The Dismissals: Prosecutors used peremptory strikes to remove the last three remaining Black prospective jurors, all of whom were women and working educators
Prosecution’s Reason: The state claimed these jurors were dismissed because they were educators, arguing they might be biased in a case involving a fatal stabbing at a high school track meet
Defense’s Objection: The defense argued this was a pretext for racial discrimination, noting that a white educator was not struck and that 100% of available Black jurors were eliminated
Judge’s Ruling: Presiding Judge John Roach Jr. accepted the prosecution’s “race-neutral” explanation and denied the Batson challenge, allowing the all-white jury to be seated
One prospective Black juror had even stated they would “have a hard time putting a brother in jail,” which prosecutors cited as a reason for dismissal, though the defense contended this reflected a legitimate concern about fairness rather than racial bias
The trial concluded on June 9, 2026, with the jury finding Anthony guilty of first-degree murder and sentencing him to 35 years in prison
1. His legal team is expected to appeal, likely focusing on the jury selection process as a key issue
This case has sparked national debate about the effectiveness of Batson challenges and whether the legal system adequately prevents racial bias in jury selection
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It’s not just a crime problem, it’s a war problem.
What I read was that they were educators. The murder occurred at an interscholastic track meet. Therefore, they were removed from the jury pool because of the adjacency of their jobs to the scene.
However, they may also have stated that they could not convict a black student, or could not disregard their own prejudices in arriving at a verdict.
I’m not saying you’re opinion is incorrect, but pointing out the publicized reason for them being removed from the jury pool.
Henry David Thoreau and Ghandhi never did that. This advocate of civil rights definitely went astray.
Glad no one was shot.
(Some people are Dumb and
some people are Retarded.)
It’s quicker to type:
‘Voted for Joe Biden” or
“Voted for Kamala Harris”
Saves a few keystrokes... ⌨️⌨️⌨️
So don’t bring a knife to a verbal fight.
Don’t bring a gun to a legal fight.
LOL!!!!
Sadly today, any black that convicts another black is liable to be KILLED or their house burned down!! FERAL ANIMALS CAN’T CONTROL THEMSELVES!
As with George Floyd and Trayvon Martin, many of Karmelo’s supporters are even more vile than Karmelo himself.
Didn’t Joni Mitchell sing about this?
Big old police car took my pal Karmelo away.
I said this ain’t a good move to start my day.
I tried to start a fight and thought it was really on.
Don’t it always seem to go
That you don’t know what you got ‘til it’s gone.
They yanked away my gun where they put up a court parking lot.
In this case it was only a “weapon”, a “gun”.
In this case it wasn’t “a fully loaded 9 millimeter semi-automatic handgun”, or “assault weapon”.
Video....
Proof positive that fighting for civil rights has its ups and down.
Video....
“I may be an old white man but if you step on my bunions you’ll be singing soprano.”
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