Posted on 06/21/2026 9:15:39 AM PDT by Morgana
Although the family of Karmelo Anthony brought in more than $600,000 in a fundraising pitch after the now-convicted killer was charged with murder, Anthony now says he is broke.
Anthony filed to have taxpayers foot the bill for the appeal of his murder conviction and 35-year sentence, according to Fox News.
Days after he was sentenced for stabbing Austin Metcalf in April 2025, when the killer and victim were each 17, Anthony filed the forms demanding someone else pay for his appeal.
In the filing he said he was “penniless, destitute, and indigent person, too poor to employ counsel to represent me on the appeal.”
A GiveSendGo campaign raised $633,908. It was removed after Anthony’s conviction.
Organizers said the fundraiser was designed to help the family cope after the black teen was charged with murder.
“We are grateful for your support during this incredibly difficult time for Karmelo Anthony and his family,” organizers wrote.
“This fundraiser has been established to provide comprehensive assistance to the Anthony family as they navigate the many challenges surrounding Karmelo’s case,” it said.
Anthony has already been assigned court-appointed attorney Donny Perales of McKinney, Texas, according to Texas Metro News.
Mike Howard and Toby Shook represented Anthony at the trial.
The convicted murderer’s attorneys were not given any praise when Anthony’s parents spoke to the media recently.
Media personality Mimi Brown — a fixture on the black-oriented radio program “The Breakfast Club” — spoke to Anthony’s parents, Kayla Hayes and Andrew Anthony, during a recent interview.
At one point, she asked the two, “So, do you believe your son received a fair trial?”
Both replied “absolutely not,” and Hayes promised to “keep fighting.” Brown also asked if the two would have done anything differently.
Andrew Anthony replied, “I wish I would have just been rebellious. I was told, ‘Don’t talk to this person.’ ‘Don’t talk to this person.’ I feel like it was just a set-up. So, they told us, go get white attorneys. Every black person I went to, ‘white attorney.’”
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.
How about ... NO!?
I’m not sure Karmelo has figured that out yet.
It is weird but there are no taxes on money received through Go Fund Me etc
Karmelo is an adult and his parents finances are not his finances.
If by chance, Karmelo does not have the cash is his own name, then the funding of the appeal is the responsibility of the state.
“Anthony now says he is broke”
Relax man ... you’re now a prisoner ... everything you need will be provided ... you don’t need moolah ... enjoy your vacation from society.
He just wants to buy a 35 year supply of soap on a rope.
Does a public defender do appeals?
The grift never stops.
That kid should have taken a plea deal week one. He’d only have 9 years to go.
As i understand it, that 600 thousand was raised to pay for initial legal costs and relocating his family for their own safety as they were getting many threats. But that money has been indeed depleted. Now that hes dealing with appeals, he just doesnt have the funds left over for a lawyer
“That kid should have taken a plea deal week one.”
Had he been offered a plea deal, in week on, or any other week, he may have accepted it, but there is no indication such a plea was offered.
The givesendgo was to help his family cope, it says in the article. His family walked out of his sentencing. Hopefully they put some money on his books so he can buy ramen noodles and snack food to trade for protection. If he doesn’t have any snacks he is going to be utilized shall we say. He definitely has learned a lesson about stabbing people. He thought he was going to skate because he is under 18.
I’ve wondered about that.
So then money from these go fund me, or give send go type sites are not taxable income to the recipient.
Interesting.
Shut your yap, and do your time, you little weasel.
“A lot of them had relatives in prison that they would send money to. Money those relatives did not get because it was sent to the Anthony family.”
You mean the taxpayers in the State, including Austin Metcalf's family.
This is what generations of liberal Democrat brainwashing does to people.
Here's an idea: Don't murder people in the first place.
He’s going to get free anal stretching and have his gag reflex removed for free. This could be a moment of great Racial Harmony with Bubba on one end and Tyrone on the other, trying to meet in the middle.
Under Douglas v. California, yes.
The state pays for the first appeal.
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