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 a sentencing range of five to 99 years, or life in prison with the opportunity for parole.
TEXAS – […] Testimony during the punishment phase can include evidence of other crimes or bad acts, character and the impact on the families. The defense called Anthony’s mother, Kala Hayes, as its only witness and asked few questions, KXAS-TV reported.
“He’s my oldest,” said Hayes, who began crying, according to KXAS. “He’ll always be my baby. I love him very much.” Karmelo also appeared to be crying as his mother spoke, KXAS reported.
On cross examination, prosecutor Bill Wirskye asked Hayes if Anthony “still gets to be a part of your life” and she said yes, WFAA-TV reported.
The defense rested its case on punishment about 2:50 p.m., and the judge called for a short break before giving the jury instructions to deliberate on punishment. Closing arguments on punishment are expected this afternoon, WFAA reported. (source)
🚨 JUST IN: Karmelo Anthony supporter RAGES saying "I don't know what to tell my 5 boys!" after Anthony is found guilty of murdering Austin Metcalf
"I don't know what to do. I got 5 boys. I ain't got nothin' to tell 'em no mo'. You can't walk away no mo'!"
TELL THEM NOT TO… pic.twitter.com/xuwpYulLGC
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) June 9, 2026
🚨 NOW: Karmelo Anthony supporters are absolutely LOSING IT on each other out here in the courthouse parking lot
A black man walked up and told them to “STOP CHIMPING OUT,” and now they’re eating each other alive
“Why am I sitting here fighting YOU?! Why is another BLACK MAN… pic.twitter.com/MBedOi96ut
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) June 9, 2026
What is the definition of jury of ones peers?
This is a question not just for this case but for all cases.
other people impartial to the case
Fellow citizens.
Used to be in the UK that the nobility could only be tried in the House of Lords. Everyone else went through the court system.
Aside from any possible FBI or CIA instigation in the displays outside the courthouse, there is a large element in most “black” communities who hate white folk, the laws in this country, never assuming accountability in nearly everything, etc., etc. If I were a young black man or woman my “north star” in how to conduct myself in life would be Supreme Court Jurist Clarence Thomas, Dr. Ben Carson, the late Herman Cain, American political analyst & foreign policy expert Kiron Skinner, Senator Tim Scott, and during the Civil War period, the incomparable Frederick Douglass plus many others. In current events and finance, great examples are Harris Faulkner, Charles Payne, and Lawrence Jones. I could go on and on with my post, but enough said. Regards, Former U. S. Naval Flight Officer
In the black community, it’s a shame the 90% make life more difficult for the 10%.
They call those guys Uncle Toms the light skinned brothas. I agree with you however tell your kids to follow the law not hate them.
So….how bout dem gas prices!
OH!…sorry
🤔
Those were MAGA gas prices.
Great job, Jury!
I guess it will be another election year summer of love.
The wheels on the bus go round and round…
Sick minds and hearts out there….
The black girl in kinda cute but oh so stupid.
If Obama had a son…
Silence is violence? No, violence is violence!
Well here is a development…
Apparently the prosecutors have agreed to allow “sudden passion” as a consideration in sentencing.
The judge must sign off on this. Whether he will is the question.
Details below.
https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15886439/karmelo-anthony-austin-metcalf-murder-verdict.html
This is a legal term that allows a criminal to argue they were in an intense emotional state when they committed wrongdoing. If it is granted, it would reduce Anthony’s murder to a second-degree felony.
The jury convicted him of murder, but this would effectively reduce the conviction to manslaughter. I wonder why the prosecutors agreed to this. They argued for murder for the conviction.
If they did.
While the DM is generally accurate in their reporting of events like this, still, one has to be careful when the punishment has not yet been announced.
High profile case and pot stirring are not unknown to this tabloid.
Is it possible they agreed to this in exchange for passing on the appeals process?
The fact he brought a knife to the event, and then created and escalated conflict:
-entered another teams tent
-refused to leave when asked to do so
-touch me and see what happens
does not align with crime of passion IMO.
Seems premeditated.
If Karmelo grab’s a nearby ice pick that was in the tent before he go there… maybe crime of passion. But Karmelo knew he had a knife the entire time.
It’s not ALL of them but it’s always Them. You tube channel has the statistics.
Why not tell your chilren that murder ain’t OK.
That ain’t a white man thing God gave that commandment. Mohamed claims it is OK however making me think hes closer to Satan than Jesus.
Karmelo Anthony is definitely a product of his environmental environment. Hate begets hate.
Has Sharpton weighed in? It may be hard to tell because he is so skinny now. Probably the hatred for whitey is consuming him.