{"id":2617186,"date":"2026-06-22T09:58:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T13:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-releases-surveillance-footage-of-karmelo-anthonys-murder-of-austin-metcalf\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T09:59:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T13:59:12","slug":"judge-releases-surveillance-footage-of-karmelo-anthonys-murder-of-austin-metcalf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-releases-surveillance-footage-of-karmelo-anthonys-murder-of-austin-metcalf\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge Releases Surveillance Footage of Karmelo Anthony&#8217;s Murder of Austin Metcalf"},"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%2Fjudge-releases-surveillance-footage-of-karmelo-anthonys-murder-of-austin-metcalf%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=2617186&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 judge has released surveillance and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-department-investigating-valentine-post-mocking-george-floyd\/\" title=\"Police Department Investigating Valentine Post Mocking George Floyd\u00a0\">police bodycam footage<\/a> related to the murder of Austin Metcalf by Karmelo Anthony.The judge, John Roach, emphasized transparency now that the trial has concluded, having previously kept cameras out to protect witnesses and the jury. The footage shows Anthony at a stadium where he entered a tent occupied by Metcalf\u2019s classmates, had a confrontation, and then fled. Police bodycam recordings reveal Anthony admitting to the officer that he killed Metcalf, claiming self-defense. Legal analysts believe the evidence supports the guilty verdict and sentencing of 35 years, criticizing Anthony\u2019s decision to go to trial. The judge also released images of the murder weapon, a utility knife, and other evidence contradicting Anthony\u2019s self-defense claim. Metcalf\u2019s father stated that the footage proved Anthony\u2019s account was false, confirming there was no ambush or surrounding circumstances.  <\/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>The Texas judge who presided over convicted murderer Karmelo Anthony\u2019s trial has released surveillance and police bodycam footage from the day Anthony murdered Austin Metcalf last year.<\/p>\n<p>Collin County District Judge John Roach told <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Brooketaylortv\/status\/2068113676318478411\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News\u2019 Brooke Taylor<\/a> that while it had been important to \u201cprotect the process, witnesses, and jury\u201d by keeping cameras out of the courtroom during the trial, now is the time for transparency.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI understood the public\u2019s desire to know what happened in the courtroom,\u201d he said, according to Taylor. \u201cThe overwhelming focus on my ruling regarding the media in courtroom was to protect the process, witnesses, and jury. Now that the trial is over, it is important to me to provide transparency.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Part one of his release included <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/video-4-teen-punks-dont-realize-man-attempting-carjack-marine-vet-late\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">surveillance footage<\/a> from the David Kuykendall Stadium in Frisco, Texas, that shows Anthony going to a tent over bleachers that was occupied by students from Metcalf\u2019s school. The dispute is visible about the 2:30 mark, and Anthony is seen fleeing the area.<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Karmelo Anthony case: Court releases surveillance video\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LeCVUiHddTI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The video began by showing Metcalf and Anthony separately entering the stadium for a track meet. Later, Anthony, a student at the meet to compete for Frisco Centennial High School, could be seen entering the tent for Metcalf\u2019s Memorial High School.<\/p>\n<p>After Anthony entered the tent, a barely observable confrontation occurred, after which the now-19-year-old abruptly jumped out of the tent and fled to another part of the stadium, where he lingered until\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-official-who-pulled-knife-on-trump-supporters-indicted-on-weapons-charges-media-tries-to-frame-him-as-victim\/\" title=\"Democrat Official Who Pulled Knife On Trump Supporters Indicted On Weapons Charges; Media Tries To Frame Him As Victim\">police arrived<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The second part of the release contained police bodycam footage showing Anthony admitting upfront to responding officer Eduardo Cortez that he killed Metcalf.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe put his hands on me,\u201d Anthony told Cortez through tears. \u201cI told him not to. He put his hands on me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When Cortez later described him to another office as the \u201calleged suspect,\u201d Anthony piped up to admit that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/report-karmelo-anthony-audible-response-guilty-verdict-read\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">he was the killer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not \u2018alleged,\u2019 sir, I did it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/BREAKING?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BREAKING<\/a>: The judge in the Karmelo Anthony trial just <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >released evidence including body camera footage showing<\/a> the moments an officer took him into custody after the stabbing. Anthony is heard saying, \u201cHe put his hands on me. I told him not to. He put his hands on me.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/d97lI433bB\">pic.twitter.com\/d97lI433bB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brooke Taylor (@Brooketaylortv) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Brooketaylortv\/status\/2068105984354943245?\">June 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>After seeing the footage, legal analyst Randy Zelin, a defense attorney and former prosecutor, told NewsNation that Anthony\u2019s guilty verdict and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-karmelo-anthony-prison-sentence-announced-roughly-4-hours-guilty-verdict-read\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">35-year sentence<\/a> seemed more than fair.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPutting your hands on me doesn\u2019t give me the right to stab you,\u201d he said. \u201cThat is meeting undeadly force with deadly force. When you see the video of this man running away, this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fncs-ted-williams-arbery-defendant-testimony-exposed-vigilante-murder-of-a-young-black-kid\/\" title=\"FNC&#039;s Ted Williams: Arbery Defendant Testimony Exposed Vigilante &#039;... of a Young Black Kid&#039;\">young man running<\/a> away, that is consciousness of guilt.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zelin added that it\u2019s clear that Anthony\u2019s attorneys should have had their client plead in the case rather than take it to trial.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the risk of sounding like a Monday morning quarterback \u2026 what the hell were you thinking when you chose to take this case to trial?\u201d he asked rhetorically. \u201cThis case should have never gone to trial.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Karmelo Anthony: Bodycam, 911 audio show aftermath of stabbing | Katie Pavlich Tonight\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i7JMxT-pYbQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Judge Roach also released images of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/deadly-photo-now-know-karmelo-anthonys-knife-looked-like-no-quaint-leatherman-multitool\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">murder weapon<\/a>, a\u00a0gray-handled utility knife with a 3.5-inch blade.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Pictures of the murder weapon, the aftermath, and Anthony\u2019s backpack <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4i97iYYHpw\">pic.twitter.com\/4i97iYYHpw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brooke Taylor (@Brooketaylortv) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Brooketaylortv\/status\/2068108298448961807?\">June 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Metcalf\u2019s father, Jeff, previously told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/new-images-show-murder-weapon-fatal-injury-texas-high-school-track-meet-stabbing-austin-metcalf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> that the surveillance footage (which he\u2019d already seen in court) contradicted Anthony\u2019s claim that he was acting in self-defense.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe wasn\u2019t jumped,\u201d Jeff said. \u201cThere was no four-on-one. He wasn\u2019t surrounded. Look at the video. There\u2019s a shove and there\u2019s a stab, and it\u2019s over and he runs away. 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