{"id":2612724,"date":"2026-06-09T22:49:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T02:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-clashes-flare-outside-courthouse-after-karmelo-anthony-is-found-guilty\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T22:51:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T02:51:30","slug":"watch-clashes-flare-outside-courthouse-after-karmelo-anthony-is-found-guilty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-clashes-flare-outside-courthouse-after-karmelo-anthony-is-found-guilty\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Clashes Flare Outside Courthouse After Karmelo Anthony Is Found Guilty"},"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%2Fwatch-clashes-flare-outside-courthouse-after-karmelo-anthony-is-found-guilty%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=2612724&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 19-year-old Karmelo Anthony guilty of murder in the April 2025 stabbing death of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf, a white student from a rival high school. Anthony, who is Black, claimed self-defense after Metcalf supposedly pushed him, but prosecutors and witnesses said Anthony provoked the fight and had been asked too leave Metcalf\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/murder-suspects-family-raises-money-on-self-defense-claims\/\" title=\"... Suspect\u2019s Family Raises Money On \u2018Self...\u2019 Claims\">track team tent<\/a> multiple times<\/a> during a rain delay. <\/p>\n<p>After the verdict, protests outside the Collin County Courthouse included claims that the jury lacked Black jurors and arguments that the legal process was racist. Supporters and critics clashed and were separated by police. A spokesperson for a Dallas-based group said they plan to fund Anthony\u2019s appeal, and it was noted that he does not face the death penalty because he was a minor at the time of the incident.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?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\" ?><html><body><\/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>Racial tensions ran high outside a Texas courthouse on Tuesday, where a jury found Karmelo Anthony guilty of murder in the death of Austin Metcalf.<\/p>\n<p>Anthony, who is black, stabbed a Metcalf, a 17-year-old white student from a rival high school, during a track meet in Frisco, Texas, in April 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Anthony, now 19, claimed that he acted in self-defense after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.koat.com\/article\/texas-teen-murder-trial-austin-metcalf\/71532711\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">being pushed<\/a> by Metcalf. The then-17-year-old pulled a knife and stabbed Metcalf in the chest, killing him.<\/p>\n<p>During the seven-day trial, it emerged that Anthony not only provoked the fight but was also asked to leave roughly 15 times, from Metcalf\u2019s track team tent, which they were occupying during a rain delay. Witnesses testified that Anthony was<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/karmelo-anthonys-defense-tatters-provoked-fight-asked-leave-15-times-wanted-fight-say-witnesses\/?ff_source=&#038;ff_medium=breaking-special&#038;ff_campaign=news-alert&#038;ff_content=2026-06-09\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> looking for a fight<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">GUILTY.<\/p>\n<p>A Texas jury just found Karmelo Anthony guilty of MURDER in the stabbing death of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cself-defense\u201d claim collapsed instantly. The teammates who were there told the truth. The evidence was overwhelming.<\/p>\n<p>Anthony brought a knife to a track\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dQvyESrfzK\">pic.twitter.com\/dQvyESrfzK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bennyjohnson\/status\/2064435690994381214?\">June 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>One theme of the protesters was that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/jun\/06\/trial-killing-2025-texas-high-school-track-meet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-to-hear-death-row-inmates-challenge-of-racial-bias-in-jury-selection\/\" title=\"Supreme Court to hear death row inmate&#039;s challenge of racial bias in jury selection\">black jurors<\/a><\/a> were on the panel that decided the case.<\/p>\n<p>Following the guilty verdict, a woman dressed in a Black Panther shirt, flanked by others apparently from the Party, could be heard <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nicksortor\/status\/2064434535773667825\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">saying<\/a> outside the Collin County Courthouse in McKinney, Texas, \u201cThis is a racist-a** country. We in a racist-a** state. This is a racist-a** court.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a war, and it\u2019s been going on. They never stopped being racist,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen has a white boy been before an all-black jury?\u201d the woman asked.<\/p>\n<p>As tempers flared, apparent supporters and critics of the verdict clashed and had to be separated by law enforcement providing security at the scene.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8VERDICT REACTION\ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n<p>The Black Panthers are reacting to Karmelo Anthony being convicted of MURDER outside the Collin County Courthouse. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4eRpS2abC2\">pic.twitter.com\/4eRpS2abC2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breanna Morello (@BreannaMorello) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BreannaMorello\/status\/2064438811388465534?\">June 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cSAY HIS NAME: KARMELO\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Literally protesting at the courthouse for the killer as if he\u2019s the victim of a racist attack <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/okOnwR7w6P\">pic.twitter.com\/okOnwR7w6P<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EndWokeness\/status\/2064427938494218455?\">June 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/niquealex\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dominique Alexander<\/a>, with Dallas-based Next Generation Action Network, said following the verdict, \u201cWhat this process showed that black lives do not matter in Collin County.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has shown us that black life is not safe in Collin County,\u201d he added. \u201cA black man was allowed not one black soul on a jury. An all-white jury convicted him in two to three hours.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8VERDICT REACTION\ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n<p>Dominique Alexander reacts after Karmelo Anthony CONVICTED OF MURDER.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBlack lives do not matter in Collin County,\u201d says Alexander. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/A3d7SQWEVi\">pic.twitter.com\/A3d7SQWEVi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breanna Morello (@BreannaMorello) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BreannaMorello\/status\/2064436648201351293?\">June 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Alexander argued, \u201cBlack America should be very upset about what went on today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added that his organization will be financially supporting Anthony\u2019s appeal of Tuesday\u2019s verdict.<\/p>\n<p>Anthony does not face the death penalty because he was a minor when the incident took place.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\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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