The jury deliberated for three hours and returned the verdict of guilty against Karmelo Anthony, for murdering 17-year-old Austin Metcalf. Anthony stabbed Metcalf in the heart. The evidence against Karmelo Anthony was overwhelming. The trial now moves to the sentencing phase for jurors to decide Anthony’s punishment. Anthony, who is now 19 years old, faces […] The post Karmelo Anthony Found Guilty of Murder – Professional Black Grievance Activists Very Upset appeared first on The Last Refuge.
**This is a breaking story...please refresh page for updates** The jury in the Karmelo Anthony murder case reached a swift verdict after deliberating for more than two hours on Tuesday. The post BREAKING: Jury Reaches Verdict in Karmelo Anthony Murder Trial – GUILTY OF MURDER – Karmelo Sobs in Court appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
“Free Karmelo!’’ pro-Anthony supporters screamed, rallying against the swift verdict that could now land the 19-year-old up to life behind bars.
As jurors began deliberations late Tuesday morning in the murder trial of Karmelo Anthony, they were instructed that they could consider a lesser charge of manslaughter, KTVT-TV reported.Anthony was 17 when authorities charged him with murdering high school star athlete and fellow 17-year-old Austin Metcalf in a stabbing at a Frisco, Texas, track meet in April 2025.'These guys are much bigger than you. Do you turn your back and walk away and take a chance with these teenage boys with their raging hormones?'The murder charge is a first-degree felony, the station said, and if the jury decides to convict Anthony on the murder charge, he would face a sentence of five to 99 years or life in prison.According to Texas law, murder means a defendant "intentionally or knowingly causes the death of an individual," KTVT said — but manslaughter means the defendant "recklessly causes the death of an individual." A conviction for manslaughter — a second-degree felony — would mean a sentence of two to 20 years in prison, the station said.Criminologist Alex del Carmen told KTVT in a separate story he believes Anthony's case meets the threshold of manslaughter: "He didn't get up with the intent to kill someone, but he knew the risks taking that knife to campus and pulling it out. Self-defense or not, rational choices needed to be made."In addition, Anthony's defense objected to jury instructions that didn't include criminally negligent homicide as a lesser charge available for consideration, KTVT reported.Criminally negligent homicide is a state jail felony, the station said, adding that it's the lowest level of felony offense in Texas law and would bring a sentence of six months to two years in prison, KTVT said.Prosecutor Bill Wirskye argued that criminally negligent homicide shouldn't be an option for jury consideration since there is not "any evidence in the record that the defendant was unaware that his actions could lead to death," the station said.Collin County Judge John Roach overruled the defense's objection, KTVT said.RELATED: Karmelo Anthony murder trial: All prospective black jurors dismissed; 1 said he'd have 'hard time putting a brother in jail' In addition, the defense objected to jury instructions saying they can find Anthony's self-defense argument not viable if they believe the defendant provoked the attack, the station said.However, the prosecutor argued that a rational jury could find Anthony provoked the altercation, KTVT said, and therefore the instruction should remain. Judge Roach agreed with the prosecutor, overruling the defense's objection, the station said.The prosecutor waived the right to begin closing arguments Tuesday morning, so lead defense attorney Mike Howard was the first to address the jury, KTVT said.Howard focused on his client's self-defense argument, saying, "Austin Metcalf had no legal right to use force to eject Karmelo Anthony from that tent," the station reported.Howard added that "he had no legal right to put his hands on Karmelo" and that "Karmelo is in a public place," KTVT noted.Howard also asked the members of the jury to put themselves in Anthony's shoes, noting that it was raining, the station said: "You want to get out of the rain. ... Sure enough, one of the people at Memorial says, 'Yeah, come on over.'"KTVT said the defense attorney added that "Hunter Metcalf, or Austin, say, 'Who are you? You need to leave.' ... These guys are much bigger than you. Do you turn your back and walk away and take a chance with these teenage boys with their raging hormones?""Austin and Hunter had the right to tell Melo to leave, but they did not have the right to use deadly force to make him leave," Howard told the jury, according to the station. "Melo had an absolute right to [defend] himself against that."Howard also asked the jury, "How do you know in a split second of chaos when it's too late? ... Because if you wait too late to defend yourself, self defense is meaningless," KTVT reported.Anthony did not take the stand in his defense.Following the defense's closing argument, prosecutor Wirskye began speaking to the jury and rebutting Anthony's self-defense claim, the station said."This is one of those rare cases where every important fact can be boiled down to one sentence: You do not get to meet a shove with a stab, especially if you provoke the shove," Wirskye said, according to KTVT."Why didn't [Anthony] just not walk away?" Wirskye asked jurors, according to the station. "You see [he] had a choice to walk away and abandon the encounter."The prosecutor added that "you can meet deadly force with deadly force in Texas, but you can't meet force — a shove — with deadly force — a stab.
'You can meet deadly force with deadly force in Texas, but you can't meet force, a shove, with deadly force, a stab'
Tensions boiled over outside the Collin County Courthouse after a jury convicted Karmelo Anthony of murder in the fatal stabbing of Austin Metcalf. The post Tensions Boil Over Outside Courthouse After Karmelo Anthony Found Guilty of Murder – Deputies Make Arrests (VIDEO) appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
Karmelo Anthony’s sobbing mother, Kala Hayes, begged a Texas jury for mercy Tuesday just moments after her 19-year-old son was convicted of murdering 17-year-old Austin Metcalf.
A Collin County, Texas, jury on Tuesday found Karmelo Anthony, 19, guilty of murdering 17-year-old high school athlete Austin Metcalf. Anthony, who was 17 years old at the time of the murder, was tried as an adult and is facing five years to life in prison for the first-degree murder conviction. CBS reporter J.D. Miles reported ...
Karmelo Anthony’s lawyer blamed his alleged murder victim Austin Metcalf for the fatal run-in at a track and field meet in Texas last year as Anthony stuck to his long-shot self-defense argument.