{"id":2424199,"date":"2025-04-16T12:20:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T16:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/residents-of-ritzy-gated-community-furious-as-karmelo-anthony-moves-in-next-door-report\/"},"modified":"2025-04-16T12:20:51","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T16:20:51","slug":"residents-of-ritzy-gated-community-furious-as-karmelo-anthony-moves-in-next-door-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/residents-of-ritzy-gated-community-furious-as-karmelo-anthony-moves-in-next-door-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Residents of Ritzy Gated Community Furious as Karmelo Anthony Moves in Next Door: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fresidents-of-ritzy-gated-community-furious-as-karmelo-anthony-moves-in-next-door-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2424199&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Residents of a Texas gated community are alarmed by the presence of Karmelo Anthony, a 17-year-old accused of murdering Austin Metcalf during a track meet on April 2. metcalf was fatally stabbed in the chest while his brother tried to help him.Initially held on a $1 million bond, Anthony\u2019s bail was reduced to $250,000 and he was released, moving into a $900,000 house despite claims of financial hardship presented during the bail hearing. Local residents expressed their concerns for safety,questioning why Anthony was allowed to live in their neighborhood and expressing disbelief that he was armed at the track meet.Despite his lawyer&#8217;s arguments for reduced bail due to Anthony&#8217;s lack of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/los-angeles-county-sheriff-supports-recall-effort-against-d-a-gascon\/\" title=\"Los Angeles County Sheriff Supports Recall Effort Against D.A. Gasc\u00f3n\">prior criminal history<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">community members reacted negatively<\/a> and some suggested the family should relocate.Witnesses reported that the altercation leading to the stabbing stemmed from a dispute regarding a tent at the event, with Anthony claiming he acted in self-defense but admitting to the act when confronted by police.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Residents of a Texas gated community are unhappy that an accused murderer is in their midst.<\/p>\n<p>Karmelo Anthony, 17, is charged with killing Austin Metcalf at a track meet Frisco, Texas, on April 2. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/student-stabbed-high-school-track-meet-dies-twins-arms-teen-charged-murder-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Metcalf<\/a> was stabbed in the chest and died after his brother held him as he bled.<\/p>\n<p>Anthony was initially held on $1 million bond, but that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/judge-gives-murder-suspect-karmelo-anthony-big-break-jail\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">was reduced<\/a> on Monday to $250,000, leading to the alleged murderer being released from jail.<\/p>\n<p>Now, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/karmelo-anthony-raises-eye-watering-amount-cash-online-startling-twist-murder-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">he and his family<\/a> live in a $900,000 house where the rent is $3,500 a month, even though the family&rsquo;s limited means was a reason cited in the bail hearing to have his bail reduced.<\/p>\n<p>Local residents who spoke to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-14615607\/Teen-killer-Karmelo-Anthony-900k-gated-community-home-crying-poor-jail-Austin-Metcalf.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a>, which withheld their names, were not pleased.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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Not good. I don&rsquo;t think he should be out. I don&rsquo;t understand why he had a knife? My kids were in track. Your tents, for your school, you don&rsquo;t sit under another school&rsquo;s tent. That is NOT done because everyone leaves their stuff there while they&rsquo;re out on events,&rdquo; one woman said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Why would you stab someone? And now he&rsquo;s a few doors down. It&rsquo;s very scary. Like could he rob houses? I don&rsquo;t know,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The whole reason we live here is because it&rsquo;s gated,&rdquo; one man said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is supposed to be a good neighborhood. These are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-closer-look-at-black-lives-matters-bankruptcy-shows-radical-leftists-still-have-millions-in-their-coffers\/\" title=\"Black ...s Matter&#039;s &#039;Bankruptcy&#039; Reveals Leftists&#039; Substantial Funds\">high-end houses<\/a>. Not everyone can move in here. I don&rsquo;t even know what to say. This is supposed to be a safe,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They&rsquo;re not poor people. That&rsquo;s for sure,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The best thing they can do is move,&rdquo; one neighbor said. &ldquo;I think that would be best for everyone.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Anthony&rsquo;s lawyer had sought to have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/revealed-activist-working-murder-suspect-karmelo-anthony-disturbing-past\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bail<\/a> cut to $150,000, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox4news.com\/news\/frisco-track-meet-stabbing-suspects-bond-reduced\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KDFW-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Given that Karmelo has no prior criminal history and given that this young man has not been in any sort of trouble before, $1 million is not necessary,&rdquo; defense attorney Mike Howard said at the hearing.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This family needs to be able to survive. There&rsquo;s been a tremendous amount of pressure. I think at this point, living in a gated community, given everything, the safety of their younger children is very warranted. Security details and criminal defense are not cheap,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Activist Dominique Alexander has also taken up this cause, sharing a photo with Anthony in a very posh looking home:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Karmelo Anthony is SAFE at home.<\/p>\n<p>This moment is a reminder that a community united can never be divided.<\/p>\n<p>The journey ahead is long, but today&mdash;we celebrate a victory for justice, for family, and for the power of people coming together to protect our youth.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you to everyone&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CjLTkhbIiL\">pic.twitter.com\/CjLTkhbIiL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Minister Dominique Alexander (@niquealex) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/niquealex\/status\/1911906350247948742?\">April 14, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Collin County First Assistant Bill Wirsky noted, however, that the family had raised more than $400,000 in what was purported to be a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-justice-department-pick-opposed-enforcing-civil-rights-laws-against-blacks\/\" title=\"Biden Justice Department Pick Opposed Enforcing Civil Rights Laws Against Blacks\">legal defense fund<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For reasons unknown, the defendant brought a knife to a track meet for what probably could have been a fist fight at worst. [The family] could make this million-dollar bond as soon as they get access to it. I don&rsquo;t know why we are here,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcdfw.com\/news\/local\/bond-lowered-frisco-track-meet-fatal-stabbing\/3816442\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KXAS-TV<\/a>, witnesses said the stabbing followed an argument during which Metcalf, of Memorial High School, told Anthony, of Centennial High School, to move out from under a pop-up tent put up by Metcalf&rsquo;s high school.<\/p>\n<p>Anthony allegedly reached into a bag and told Metcalf &ldquo;touch me and see what happens,&rdquo; a witness said. After Anthony was pushed, a knife was produced, Metcalf was stabbed and the suspect fled, witnesses said.<\/p>\n<p>Anthony has said he acted in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/judge-gives-murder-suspect-karmelo-anthony-big-break-jail\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> self-defense<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>KXAS reported that Anthony told a police officer who called him an alleged suspect &nbsp;&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not alleged, I did it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Seventeen-year-old Karmelo Anthony is facing charges for the stabbing death of Austin Metcalf during a track meet in Frisco, Texas, on April 2. Metcalf suffered a fatal chest wound while his brother tried to help him. Initially, Anthony&#8217;s bail was set at $1 million but was later reduced to $250,000, allowing him to be released from jail. He and his family now reside in a $900,000 home with monthly rent of $3,500, despite their financial situation being cited as a reason for lowering his bail. Local residents expressed their concerns anonymously to the Daily Mail about safety and the implications of having someone accused of such a crime living nearby. One woman voiced her fears regarding her children\u2019s safety and questioned why Anthony had brought a knife to the event. Another resident emphasized that they chose this gated community for its perceived security and suggested that it would be best if Anthony&#8217;s family moved away. Meanwhile, Anthony&#8217;s lawyer argued for lower bail due to his lack of prior criminal history and claimed that living in such an environment is necessary for their family&#8217;s safety amidst significant pressure following the incident. Activist Dominique Alexander has publicly supported Anthony\u2019s case while highlighting community unity during this challenging time<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2424200,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/melo-anthony.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[53564,53562,52999,53563],"class_list":["post-2424199","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-celebrity-neighbors","tag-gated-community","tag-karmelo-anthony","tag-resident-outrage"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/melo-anthony.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2424199","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2424199"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2424199\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2424203,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2424199\/revisions\/2424203"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2424200"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2424199"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2424199"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2424199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}