Karmelo Anthony’s Family Speaks Out For First Time…
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Despite the pain and frustration this household must be feeling, they’re resilient and are decided to attain justice.
CBS News is reporting that the household of Karmelo Anthony is talking out publicly following the Texas teenager’s homicide conviction and 35-year prison sentence for the deadly stabbing of fellow student-athlete Austin Metcalf, insisting that the tragedy has left two households devastated and that “nobody wins” from the result.
In an interview following the verdict, Anthony’s dad and mom continued to keep that their son acted in self-defense during the April 2025 confrontation at a Frisco high college monitor meet that ended with 17-year-old Metcalf’s death. An all-white Collin County jury rejected that argument after less than three hours of deliberation, discovering Anthony guilty of homicide before sentencing him to 35 years in prison.
Anthony’s mom, Kala Hayes, said her son “didn’t mean to hurt anyone” and argued that he was trying to defend himself during the altercation. His father, Andrew Anthony, expressed sympathy for the Metcalf household while acknowledging the large pain triggered by the case.
“It’s unfortunate, it’s where nobody wins. We’ve all been hurt by this. Everybody, everyone.”
That said, Anthony still doesn’t really feel like his son obtained a truthful trial.
“They did a number on us,” Andrew Anthony said. “We didn’t get justice. A lot of things that were missed that should have been handled a certain way.”
The household also pushed back against what they describe as widespread public hostility surrounding the case. In a separate interview with CBS Texas, Anthony’s dad and mom said they’ve continued to obtain death threats even after the conviction and sentencing. Andrew Anthony claimed that members of the public still need hurt to come to his household despite the guilty verdict. The household believes public opinion turned against Karmelo long before the trial started and has vowed to continue combating the conviction through the appeals course of.
“People want us dead,” Andrew Anthony said. “After they still got what they wanted…. they still want us dead. I go look at my phone, people want us dead. They want our family dead.”
Although the trial has concluded, the emotional fallout stays extreme for both households. The Metcalfs continue to mourn the loss of Austin, while the Anthonys face the fact of their son starting a prolonged prison sentence.
“That poor boy is fixing to experience a life that I would not wish upon anyone, but he deserves what he gets because we’re all responsible for our actions,” [Jeff] Metcalf said. “What it boils down to for me is this: Austin will never walk through that door again, and never give me a hug.”
As Anthony’s legal workforce prepares an appeal, his dad and mom say they continue to be satisfied that the justice system obtained the case improper, even as a jury reached the other conclusion.
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