{"id":2612000,"date":"2026-06-08T12:57:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T16:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-just-dont-see-the-out-here-joe-concha-on-karmelo-anthony-trial\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T12:57:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T16:57:42","slug":"i-just-dont-see-the-out-here-joe-concha-on-karmelo-anthony-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-just-dont-see-the-out-here-joe-concha-on-karmelo-anthony-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I just don\u2019t see the out here\u2019: Joe Concha on Karmelo Anthony trial"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fi-just-dont-see-the-out-here-joe-concha-on-karmelo-anthony-trial%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=2612000&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>Joe Concha, a Washington Examiner columnist, described Karmelo Anthony\u2019s first<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >-degree murder trial<\/a> as \u201copen and shut,\u201d arguing that Anthony\u2019s actions don\u2019t fit self-defense. He said evidence suggests Anthony was repeatedly asked to leave a Texas track meet, and that the situation escalated without a real fight before Anthony stabbed 17-year-old Austin Metcalf in the heart.<\/p>\n<p>Concha noted prosecutors have rested and the defense is now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/graham-against-calling-witnesses-says-impeachment-trial-would-last-months\/\" title=\"Graham Against Calling Witnesses, Says Impeachment Trial Would Last Months\">calling witnesses<\/a>, adding that the stakes are high since a conviction could bring a sentence of up to 99 years. He also pointed to how bringing weapons to tense situations can lead to severe outcomes and suggested the defense faces major challenges given Anthony\u2019s character and the circumstances presented.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Washington Examiner<\/em> columnist <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/joe-concha\/\">Joe Concha<\/a><strong> <\/strong>issued a stark take on the Karmelo Anthony murder trial, saying, \u201cI just don\u2019t see the out here in any way, shape, or form.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Karmelo Anthony, 19, has been charged with first<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-gives-pardons-to-73-individuals-and-commutes-another-70-sentences-steve-bannon-is-included\/\" title=\"BREAKING: President Trump Gives Pardons to 73 Individuals and Commutes Another 70 Sentences \u2013 Steve Bannon Is Included\">-degree murder<\/a> for the fatal stabbing of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a track meet in Frisco,<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"253\"> Texas<\/a>, on April 2, 2025. Anthony has argued that he acted in self-defense, but if found guilty, he could face up to 99 years in prison. <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4597153\/illinois-democrats-glock-ncla\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Illinois Democrats eye Glock ban despite backlash from Second Amendment advocates over existing state regulations<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4598639\/stabbing-at-nyc-penn-station-day-before-trump-attends-game-3-of-nba-finals\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Six injured in stabbing at NYC\u2019s Penn Station, day before Trump attends Game 3 of NBA Finals<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4598239\/search-suspects-shooting-toldeo-ohio-festival\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Search for suspects continues after shooting at Ohio festival injures 12<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt seems open and shut, he was not asked to leave once, he was asked to leave 13 times and still would not and then was not even shoved, not a fight, not a punch, just a little push like \u2018You got to go\u2019 and then stabs this poor kid in the heart,\u201d Concha said on Fox New\u2019s the <em>Big Weekend Show <\/em>Sunday. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Concha referenced Alex Pretti in Minnesota, who was killed in a physical confrontation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Jan. 24, saying, \u201cYou bring a gun to a situation like that, bad things can happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou bring a knife to a situation like this. Again, Karmelo Anthony had no record of any bad behavior, great grades, good kid,\u201d Concha said. \u201cIn terms of character, this would be a very hard case for the defense to win.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4594814\/pelley-updating-linkedin-hoping-begging-joe-concha\/\"><strong>\u2018SCOTT PELLEY IS UPDATING HIS LINKEDIN, HOPING AND BEGGING\u2019: JOE CONCHA <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The prosecution <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wfaa.com\/article\/news\/local\/frisco-murder-trial\/frisco-track-meet-stabbing-trial-karmelo-anthony-austin-metcalf-collin-county-texas\/287-e6ca87e7-e367-4d75-b8fe-710f04f3daf7\">rested on June 6<\/a>, and the defense has begun calling witnesses.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m no lawyer; I\u2019m just the guy on the couch saying this looks bad,\u201d Concha said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joe Concha says he can\u2019t see a defense in Karmelo Anthony murder case<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4275,"featured_media":2612001,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26155654684120-e1780929699629.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[52999,33118,7873,3847],"class_list":["post-2612000","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-karmelo-anthony","tag-legal-proceedings","tag-nba","tag-sports"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26155654684120-e1780929699629.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2612000","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\/4275"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2612000"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2612000\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2612004,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2612000\/revisions\/2612004"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2612001"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2612000"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2612000"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2612000"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}