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.
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.
Anthony, now 19, claimed that he acted in self-defense after being pushed by Metcalf. The then-17-year-old pulled a knife and stabbed Metcalf in the chest, killing him.
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’s track team tent, which they were occupying during a rain delay. Witnesses testified that Anthony was looking for a fight.
GUILTY.
A Texas jury just found Karmelo Anthony guilty of MURDER in the stabbing death of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf.
The “self-defense” claim collapsed instantly. The teammates who were there told the truth. The evidence was overwhelming.
Anthony brought a knife to a track… pic.twitter.com/dQvyESrfzK
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) June 9, 2026
One theme of the protesters was that no black jurors were on the panel that decided the case.
Following the guilty verdict, a woman dressed in a Black Panther shirt, flanked by others apparently from the Party, could be heard saying outside the Collin County Courthouse in McKinney, Texas, “This is a racist-a** country. We in a racist-a** state. This is a racist-a** court.”
“This is a war, and it’s been going on. They never stopped being racist,” she added.
“When has a white boy been before an all-black jury?” the woman asked.
As tempers flared, apparent supporters and critics of the verdict clashed and had to be separated by law enforcement providing security at the scene.
🚨VERDICT REACTION🚨
The Black Panthers are reacting to Karmelo Anthony being convicted of MURDER outside the Collin County Courthouse. pic.twitter.com/4eRpS2abC2
— Breanna Morello (@BreannaMorello) June 9, 2026
“SAY HIS NAME: KARMELO”
Literally protesting at the courthouse for the killer as if he’s the victim of a racist attack pic.twitter.com/okOnwR7w6P
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) June 9, 2026
Dominique Alexander, with Dallas-based Next Generation Action Network, said following the verdict, “What this process showed that black lives do not matter in Collin County.” ( 20 secs).
“It has shown us that black life is not safe in Collin County,” he added. “A black man was allowed not one black soul on a jury. An all-white jury convicted him in two to three hours.”
🚨VERDICT REACTION🚨
Dominique Alexander reacts after Karmelo Anthony CONVICTED OF MURDER.
“Black lives do not matter in Collin County,” says Alexander. pic.twitter.com/A3d7SQWEVi
— Breanna Morello (@BreannaMorello) June 9, 2026
Alexander argued, “Black America should be very upset about what went on today.” (1:55).
He added that his organization will be financially supporting Anthony’s appeal of Tuesday’s verdict.
Anthony does not face the death penalty because he was a minor when the incident took place.
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