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A judge released evidence in the Karmelo Anthony murder case on Friday. The evidence included bodycam footage of Karmelo Anthony's arrest and pictures of the murder weapon. Photos of Karmelo Anthony's backpack, the murder weapon and the aftermath of the murder scene were released. Pictures of the murder weapon, the aftermath, and Anthony’s backpack pic.twitter.com/4i97iYYHpw — Brooke Taylor (@Brooketaylortv) June 19, 2026 Police bodycam footage shows the moment law enforcement arrived to the track meet to arrest Karmelo Anthony after he fatally stabbed Austin Metcalf. "This is the alleged suspect," a police officer said during the arrest. "I'm not alleged....

Karmelo Anthony—his first name sounds like some off-brand 99 Cent Store nougat confection—is going to prison for 35 years, and he is relatively lucky. He is lucky he does not live in a society that treats monsters appropriately. A civilized society does not tolerate his brand of sociopathy. It executes such criminals—not only as righteous retribution and not only as an example to others, but as an act of societal hygiene. For a millennium, Europe hanged, beheaded, or otherwise dispatched about 1 percent of its male population every year for various crimes, and you know what? After a while, there...

I have not yet read the full trial transcript. But so far, I do know this. Karmelo Anthony was entitled to a jury of his peers. He did not get that. On that ground alone, he is entitled to a new trial. Minorities are not interchangeable. The prosecutor’s reported proffered reasons for striking all black jurors —that they were teachers—appears to be pretext. Anthony needs a new lawyer on appeal and in a new trial. His trial lawyer allowed in opinion evidence that should have been struck. He also seemed unable to appreciate and counter the impact of racial overtones...

Texas parole officer was canned over a sick social media post supporting killer Karmelo Anthony while celebrating the fact that his 17-year-old victim, Austin Metcalf, was white, according to a report. Donna Murray Robinson, 35, lost her job with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice over the twisted Facebook post about the divisive trial, which ended with the 19-year-old killer being sentenced to 35 years in prison for first-degree murder, according to the Dallas Morning News. “I for one don’t give a fk about the family’s loss,” the Houston native posted on her now-deleted account about Metcalf’s grieving family, according...

Anthony’s case is now making its way to the 5th Court of Appeals in Dallas, where appellate justices will review the trial proceedings to confirm or overturn the jury’s decision. But defense attorneys, a law professor, and a former criminal trial judge say the verdict is likely to stand, despite case elements that raised questions about the fairness of the proceedings.

podcaster Larry Reid said: "And I want you to begin to think about this America and the white people problem that we have." he also said: "I'm saying this as a collective. Let's drain this place of its benefit and make our mass exodus and go home and build."

This is the second viral video in as many days of a white person being attacked and falsely accused of being on the Anthony jury. The victim was not, and could not have been, on the jury. The murder trial took place in Collin County, Texas, not Florida. The video was uploaded to Facebook by a woman named Mesha Keaton, of Tampa, who appears to be the attacker. In the footage, Keaton approaches the man, who is sitting outdoors, and demands: “Hey, hey, weren’t you on the motherfucking jury selection?” When he denies it, she insists, “Yes, you was,” before...

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) weighed in on the murder conviction of Karmelo Anthony for stabbing Austin Metcalf to death at a high school track meet in April 2025, calling it "just another episode in the 400-year history of racial injustice in this country. Whites have enslaved Blacks since the 1600s. They chained us, whipped us, and lynched us. Now, one teen-aged boy trying to defend himself is being sent to prison for decades. It's just not fair." "I try to envision what I would do if I were in Karmelo's place," the Congresswoman speculated. "If some 300 lb football player...

Ghoulish internet trolls are editing photos of themselves so they appear to be urinating on Austin Metcalf’s grave — in a twisted act of solidarity with the Texas teen’s killer, Karmelo Anthony. Numerous photos showing the despicable act surfaced on social media this week after 19-year-old Anthony was convicted Tuesday of first-degree murder in the 2025 stabbing, with some of the photos tagged with the likes of “#FreeKarmeloAnthony,” “#AustinMetcalf” and even “#F–kEm.” “F–K AUSTINNNNN METCALF,” read a third, followed by a series of middle finger and laughing emojiis. The vile urination photos gained widespread attention on social media from the...

An Instagram account with over 10,000 followers has posted what appears to be a sickening act of grave desecration aimed at the family of Texas teen Austin Metcalf after Karmelo Anthony’s conviction for his murder. The user behind the Instagram account @onebigrichfolkz74, an aspiring rapper, posted a photo of himself standing over Metcalf’s grave plaque and appearing to urinate directly onto it. Person standing by a gravestone for Austin Matthew Metcalf, with flowers and a candle placed on the memorial. In a reply to a comment from someone claiming that they would have defecated instead, the user wrote, “ima go...

Karmelo Anthony, the Texas man convicted of stabbing a star athlete to death at a high school track meet, is asking the court to appoint a free public defender for his appeal, despite his family raising more than a half million dollars in funds for his legal fees. ... In the days following his conviction, Anthony filed a notice of appeal of the guilty verdict and requested a court-appointed public defender, claiming that he is a "penniless, destitute and indigent person" that is "too poor to employ counsel," according to court documents ... The request from Anthony comes after a...

A Howard University professor tore into the victim-impact statement delivered by the father of slain Texas teen Austin Metcalf, arguing that the teen's death "did not begin with the knife" wielded by Karmelo Anthony but instead that his father's parenting style was to be blamed as well. Dr. Stacey Patton, a professor at Howard University's School of Communications, penned an opinion piece titled "Dear Jeff Metcalf: Your Son Is Dead Because You Failed to Teach Him That Black Boys Have Boundaries" to Substack on Wednesday on Substack, where she insinuated Anthony was acting out of self-defense. "YOU failed to teach...

A Texas Department of Criminal Justice parole supervisor has been fired after posting vile anti-white racist comments on social media in response to the conviction of Karmelo Anthony for the murder of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf. Donna Murray Robinson, who was a TDCJ Parole Supervisor working with the Board of Pardons and Parole, posted on Facebook shortly after Anthony’s conviction and sentencing earlier this week. In the post, she expressed no sympathy for the Metcalf family and called for white people to start “burying their own kids.” “I am a Parole Supervisor at TX DCJ,” Robinson began. “Karmelo will be ok...

Everything is working against him. For the next 35 years, Karmelo Anthony has to get used to his new life in a cell. The 19-year-old was sentenced to 35 years in prison on Tuesday after being convicted of murdering Austin Metcalf. Anthony was held at the Collin County Detention Facility in Texas following his conviction for the April 2025 fatal stabbing. During his time at the Collin County Detention Facility post-conviction, authorities placed Anthony in isolation. This was to ensure facility safety and security. However, social media thinks something else is going on. On X, a post about Karmelo Anthony’s...

Kaine didn’t seem to get it when a Fox News reporter asked him about the outrage over the verdict on his side. “I have a hard time understanding why they would say that,” Kaine said about claims that the verdict was racially charged. All right, then: What about specific claims by Crockett and others? “I know what they’re saying, but I have a hard time understanding,” Kaine said.

Talk show host Larry Reid has called for Black Americans to consider a “mass exodus” to Africa after Karmelo Anthony was sentenced to prison for the murder of Austin Metcalf, a case that has become another national flashpoint over violence, crime, justice, and public accountability. Anthony was convicted of murder after fatally stabbing Metcalf during a high school track meet in Frisco, Texas, in 2025. A jury sentenced him to 35 years in prison, rejecting the idea that the killing should be excused or minimized as a tragic misunderstanding. The case drew national attention because of the circumstances surrounding Metcalf’s...

Hill also compared Karmelo Anthony's case to George Zimmerman and Kyle Rittenhouse, both acquitted on self-defenseFormer ESPN host Jemele Hill says she feels "terribly sad" about the situation involving Karmelo Anthony and Austin Metcalf. Specifically, she's sad that Anthony, who murdered Metcalf, was represented by a white lawyer. "This is just terribly sad," Hill wrote on Threads in response to Anthony having a white attorney. "Also, there were black attorneys that reached out, but there are some hard lessons in this case that our community needs to remember." That's her takeaway from a case that ended with the senseless death...

Fascinating video in which Jason Whitlock describes how Karmelo Anthony's parents and their community are delusional.Jason Whitlock's remedy is AIR. Assimilation, incarceration, or reservation.Ghetto people must either assimilate, or be incarcerated, or be given a reservation in which they can act out their primitive behavior on their tribe.Shocking. But this might be the solution to this problem.

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...

Cardi B is being mocked for her response to the Karmelo Anthony verdict, with commenters saying she learned the exact wrong lesson from justice being served. “Wow! Just freakin wow! DISGUSTING,” she wrote on X soon after the verdict was read. “This is not justice, this is trying to make an example!!!” The rapper also hosted a live conversation on X on Wednesday, complaining about having to tell her sons it’s not okay to argue with white people. “I sure learned something from this. I learned to tell my sons, if a white boy … do not argue with no...