Karmelo Anthony Guilty in Metcalf Murder Case, New Judge Set for Hearing
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Throughout the trial, witnesses repeatedly said that Anthony had been asked to leave the tent up to 15 times, adding that he instigated the deadly conflict with Metcalf.
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ABC NewsMultiple current and former students recounted the incident during the trial. One witness testified that Anthony was asked to leave the tent about 15 times. Some witnesses recalled Anthony saying, "Touch me and see what happens," during the altercation. Another witness quoted Metcalf as telling Anthony, "I'm not going to fight you."
New York PostThe dispute began when Metcalf, who is white, told Anthony, who is black, to leave the team tent. Anthony responded by plunging a knife into Metcalf’s chest, killing him, prosecutors said.
The Daily WireDuring the trial, the prosecution alleged that Anthony had been the aggressor from the start — and witnesses testified to that, saying that at one point he’d put his hand in his bag and warned, “Touch me and see what happens.”
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And, as The Federalist first reported, Talarico’s living arrangements stank of voter fraud — after he accused his Republican opponent, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, of the same election law violations.
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New York PostTalarico was accused by conservatives of siding with Metcalf’s killer, as well as pandering to black voters, in response to his stunning concerns about Anthony’s conviction.
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“Some of them are here today,” he said. Karmelo Anthony was found guilty of the 2025 murder of Austin Metcalf during a track meet in Frisco, Texas; Anthony maintained that he stabbed Metcalf in self-defense following an altercation over a seating dispute. As Fox News reported in 2025:
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ABC NewsAnthony was found guilty of murder in the fatal stabbing of Austin Metcalf. A Texas judge is set to hear arguments Thursday on whether Karmelo Anthony should get a new trial, two months after a jury convicted and sentenced him to 35 years in prison for fatally stabbing a fellow student at a high school track meet.
The Daily WireKarmelo Anthony was reportedly “stalking” an ex-girlfriend and “obsessed” with weapons and fighting — and had sent threatening texts just hours before he stabbed Austin Metcalf to death.
New York Post“Karmelo Anthony was a violent criminal who killed Austin Metcalf in cold blood. James Talarico sides with a murderer,” Texas Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton wrote on X, sharing a clip of his challenger’s appearance on “The Breakfast Club.”
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A new judge will preside over Thursday's hearing, after Judge Sid Harle granted the defense's motion to recuse Roach from any further matters in the Anthony case.
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BreitbartThe new attorneys for Karmelo Anthony argued that Judge John Roach should be recused from the appeal due to comments he made to WFAA-TV.
The Daily WireThe court determined on Wednesday that Judge John Roach would be removed from the appeal, and retired District Court Judge Michael Chitty will be tasked with reviewing Anthony’s retrial motion.
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In a statement to ABC Dallas affiliate WFAA ahead of this week's hearings, Collin County First Assistant District Attorney Bill Wirskye said Anthony's new attorneys "filed a motion containing several inaccurate characterizations of the trial proceedings."
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The Daily WireCollin County Assistant District Attorney Bill Wirskye presented several pieces of evidence on Thursday that the jury in Anthony’s case never saw — including a statement from an ex-girlfriend who told a school assistant principal on April 2, 2025, that Anthony had been “stalking” her — The New York Post reported.
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01 New York Post Talarico — who is seeking to become the first Democrat elected to the Senate from Texas since 1988 — was asked about the high-profile case during an appearance on “The Breakfast Club” radio show earlier this month and seemingly argued that Anthony’s conviction was proof the justice system “is not working for black Texans.”
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02 ABC News The hearing comes a day after the Collin County judge who presided over the murder trial was removed from further proceedings in the case.
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03 The Federalist In 2022, leftist Texas Senate candidate James Talarico jumped on board the defund-the-police train, arguing for diverting law enforcement funding to social programs. He told inmates at a behind-bars High School graduation ceremony that he wanted to see a “world without prisons,” and that he would work to “make prisons obsolete.”
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04 Breitbart Following the guilty verdict, Roach said that Anthony seemed like a “nice young man” while agreeing that the jury made the right call to convict him of murder.
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05 The Daily Wire “He was spiraling,” Wirskye told the court on Thursday. The texts — as well as the ex-girlfriend’s “stalking” claim — were not introduced as evidence during the trial as part of a deal between the prosecution and the defense to leave prior behavior out and focus solely on what had happened on the day of the stabbing.
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