{"id":2612541,"date":"2026-06-09T16:20:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T20:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/karmelo-anthony-jury-returns-with-guilty-verdict-in-austin-metcalf-murder\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T16:20:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T20:20:45","slug":"karmelo-anthony-jury-returns-with-guilty-verdict-in-austin-metcalf-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/karmelo-anthony-jury-returns-with-guilty-verdict-in-austin-metcalf-murder\/","title":{"rendered":"Karmelo Anthony jury returns with guilty verdict in Austin Metcalf murder"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fkarmelo-anthony-jury-returns-with-guilty-verdict-in-austin-metcalf-murder%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=2612541&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>A Texas jury found Karmelo Anthony guilty of first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf during an April 2, 2025, incident in Frisco.Anthony claimed he acted in self-defense at a track meet, but testimony indicated Metcalf repeatedly told him to leave the team\u2019s tent, and the jury rejected the self-defense argument. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >case drew national attention due<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-pursuing-joe-biden-communications-reboot-as-polls-collapse\/\" title=\"White House Pursuing Joe Biden Communications Reboot as Polls Collapse\">social media focus<\/a> on the racial backgrounds of those involved-Anthony is Black and Metcalf was white-though both sides argued race played no role. Anthony could face up to life in prison.  <\/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\">A <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\/\">Texas<\/a> jury reached a guilty verdict Tuesday in the trial of Karmelo Anthony. The 19-year-old is convicted of murder in the fatal stabbing of another teenager, Austin Metcalf, 17, according to<em> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/texas-teen-stabbing-trial-5fe1c24f7ca92f1586b12e8cf8601316\">AP News. <\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anthony faced a first<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minneapolis-reconsiders-drops-program-to-pay-social-media-influencers-during-chauvin-trial\/\" title=\"Minneapolis Reconsiders, Drops Program To Pay Social Media Influencers During Chauvin ...\">-degree murder charge<\/a> for the Frisco, Texas, stabbing on April 2, 2025. Anthony said he acted in self-defense during a track meet. <\/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\/4601382\/karmelo-anthony-guilty-verdict-austin-metcalf-murder\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Karmelo Anthony jury returns with guilty verdict in Austin Metcalf murder<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4600635\/petition-charge-officers-henry-nowak-murder-200000-signatures\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Petition to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kenosha-wis-under-emergency-declaration-ahead-of-decision-in-jacob-blake-case\/\" title=\"Kenosha, Wis. under emergency declaration ahead of decision in Jacob Blake case\">charge officers involved<\/a> in Henry Nowak murder surpasses 200,000 signatures<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4600714\/judge-killing-iryna-zarutska-decarlos-brown-jr-incompetent-trial\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Judge finds suspect accused of killing Iryna Zarutska incompetent to stand trial for now<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several students testified that Metcalf told Anthony multiple times to leave his team\u2019s tent. Metcalf attended Memorial High School, where Anthony was not a student. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anthony then reached into a bag and pulled out a knife. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The case gained national attention partly from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pennsylvania-partners-with-dhs-cisa-censors-to-target-election-speech-it-deems-a-threat\/\" title=\"Pennsylvania collaborates with DHS, CISA to censor election speech it considers &#039;threatening\">social media posts highlighting<\/a> the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/race\/\">racial<\/a> backgrounds of the people involved. Anthony is a black student, and Metcalf was white. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Attorneys on both sides maintained that race played no role in the incident. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4598988\/joe-concha-karmelo-anthony-austin-metcalf-murder-case\/\"><strong>\u2018I JUST DON\u2019T SEE THE OUT HERE\u2019: JOE CONCHA ON KARMELO ANTHONY TRIAL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The jury rejected Anthony\u2019s self-defense claim. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He faces up to life in prison. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Texas jury convicted 19-year-old Karmelo Anthony of murder<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4226,"featured_media":2612542,"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\/anthony.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[81086,45871,52999],"class_list":["post-2612541","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-austin-metcalf-murder","tag-jury-verdict","tag-karmelo-anthony"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/anthony.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2612541","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\/4226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2612541"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2612541\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2612545,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2612541\/revisions\/2612545"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2612542"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2612541"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2612541"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2612541"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}