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Karmelo Anthony was convicted of murdering Austin Metcalf yesterday and sentenced to 35 years in prison. A Collin County jury convicted Anthony, 19, of murder in the April 2025 stabbing of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf, and the court imposed a 35-year sentence on June 9, 2026 — ABC News
The minute it happened, the far right grabbed it — see, this is the Black-on-white crime they hide from you. Organizers of a “Protect White Americans” rally condemned authorities for what they called “anti-white violence” in releasing Anthony, and victim’s father Jeff Metcalf called the organizers “race baiters” pushing their own agenda — New York Post
They pushed a fake story about the family buying a mansion until a senator ran with it. The viral claim that the family used donations to buy a $900,000 home and a car was false; the post was amplified by Sen. Ted Cruz, and the family stated it had not received any of the funds at that point — Snopes
White supremacist Jake Lang showed up outside the courthouse to make it a cause. Pardoned Jan. 6 rioter and right-wing personality Jake Lang demonstrated at the Collin County courthouse on June 4, 2026 and was recorded screaming that Anthony, who is Black, “deserves to hang” — Dallas Observer
Before anybody knew what happened, it was self-defense. Supporters outside the courthouse chanted “self-defense is not a crime,” the principal argument Anthony’s legal team advanced at trial — Breitbart
free Karmelo, he’s the real victim here. After the guilty verdict, supporters posted “FREE KARMELO ANTHONY,” arguing he was smaller, had epilepsy, was surrounded, and feared for his life — Hip-Hop Vibe