Karmelo Anthony Referred to as 'Watermelon Felon' by Austin Metcalf's Father: Report
Jeff Metcalf said Karmelo Anthony’s parents vanished after a $630,000 crowdfunding page was shut down and accused them of avoiding accountability.
- Following a Texas judge's decision to lift the gag order, Jeff Metcalf, father of slain teenager Austin Metcalf, criticized the parents of convicted killer Karmelo Anthony during a Wednesday appearance on the "JinxedSip" podcast.
- A Collin County jury convicted Anthony of murdering Austin at a Frisco, Texas, track meet in April 2025, sentencing him to 35 years in prison on Tuesday after rejecting his self-defense claim.
- Metcalf labeled Anthony a "watermelon felon" and blasted parents Andrew Anthony and Kala Hayes as "cowards" and "grifters," claiming they abandoned their son after his $630K crowdfunding fund closed.
- Social media posts garnered nearly 18 million views, while Rapper Cardi B questioned the verdict's fairness given the jury included no Black members in a county where Black residents comprise 12.1% of the population.
- Anthony has begun the appeal process as his family continues fighting the conviction, further fueling national debate over race, self-defense, and the criminal justice system in America.
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LANGUAGE WARNING: Watch as Austin Metcalf's Dad Blasts Karmelo Anthony's Parents as Cowards and Grifters in Raw, Emotional Interview
Tuesday’s conviction and sentencing of 19-year-old Karmelo Anthony for the April 2025 murder of Austin Metcalf, a fellow student from an opposing school who he killed at a track meet […] The post LANGUAGE WARNING: Watch as Austin Metcalf's Dad Blasts Karmelo Anthony's Parents as Cowards and Grifters in Raw, Emotional Interview appeared first on The Western Journal.
Austin Metcalf's Dad Unloads on Karmelo Anthony Family
Watch Louder with Crowder every weekday at 11:00 AM Eastern, only on Rumble Premium!The World Cup is happening. The first game was last night in beautiful Mexico City. Here’s everything you should know. Jeff Metcalf, Austin Metcalf’s son, is no longer under a gag order and is speaking publicly about the murder of his son. He had some…choice words to describe his son’s murderer. The Left’s reaction to Karmelo Anthony’s conviction has been quick a…
Austin Metcalf’s Father Explodes On Karmelo Anthony’s Parents
The father of slain Texas teenager Austin Metcalf blasted the parents of Karmelo Anthony as “cowards,” accusing them of making the high-profile murder case about race. Jeff Metcalf made the comments shortly after a jury sentenced the 19-year-old Anthony to 35 years in prison for murdering 17-year-old Metcalf with a knife at a track meet in Texas in April 2025. After Anthony’s sentencing, Metcalf spoke on a three-hour stream hosted by independen…
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