Karmelo Anthony's family says "nobody wins" after murder verdict

The begetter of Texas teen Karmelo Anthony said "nobody wins" aft a assemblage rejected his son's claims of self-defense and convicted him of execution successful the stabbing decease of chap student-athlete Austin Metcalf. 

Anthony was accused of fatally stabbing Metcalf astatine a way conscionable successful Frisco connected April 2, 2025. Prosecutors described the onslaught arsenic intentional, but Anthony said it happened aft Metcalf and his teammates taunted and shoved him.

The assemblage deliberated for little than 3 hours earlier convicting Anthony connected Tuesday, and aboriginal sentenced him to 35 years successful prison. He is presently being held astatine a Texas Department of Criminal Justice installation northwest of Houston. 

During an interrogation for "CBS Mornings," Anthony's mother, Kala Hayes, said her lad "didn't mean to wounded anyone" and "was defending himself." 

When asked what helium would archer Metcalf's family, Anthony's father, Andrew Anthony, said, "It's unfortunate, it's wherever cipher wins." 

"We've each been wounded by this," helium said. "Everybody, everyone." 

Karmelo Anthony (left) was convicted of execution successful the stabbing decease of Austin Metcalf (right) astatine a 2025 way conscionable successful Frisco, Texas.

Meanwhile, Metcalf's father, Jeff Metcalf, described the verdict arsenic bittersweet. He said helium has forgiven Anthony for his ain well-being, truthful helium doesn't "carry the rage, the hatred and that around."

"That mediocre lad is fixing to acquisition a beingness that I would not privation upon anyone, but helium deserves what helium gets due to the fact that we're each liable for our actions," Metcalf said. "What it boils down to for maine is this: Austin volition ne'er locomotion done that doorway again, and ne'er springiness maine a hug." 

On Wednesday, Anthony's ineligible squad filed a announcement of appeal. Dallas-based appellate lawyer David Coale told CBS News Texas that an entreaty would absorption connected whether the proceedings was handled correctly, including however the assemblage was selected and whether Black jurors were improperly removed from the case. 

"What stuck retired to me, No. 1, was the all-White jury," Andrew Anthony said. The household also alleged that witnesses lied connected the basal and gave inconsistent statements. 

When it came clip to springiness statements earlier their son's sentencing, lone Hayes spoke. She present says she felt the assemblage "had their minds made up already" arsenic she spoke. 

"They did a fig connected us," Andrew Anthony said. "We didn't get justice. A batch of things that were missed that should person been handled a definite way."

Collins County District Attorney Greg Willis said successful a quality league aft the verdict that "justice was served" and that jurors "cooperated afloat and testified truthfully." 

Andrew Anthony said helium believes his lad was "already convicted" successful the tribunal of nationalist sentiment earlier the trial. The lawsuit sparked beardown emotions nationwide, and protests person been held connected behalf of some Anthony and Metcalf. Both families person besides received decease threats and different alarming calls and messages. 

"Yesterday, I had a decease threat, this greeting had aggregate emails, texts threatening me, calling maine each sorts of names," Jeff Metcalf said. 

"People privation america dead," Andrew Anthony said. "After they inactive got what they wanted.... they inactive privation america dead. I spell look astatine my phone, radical privation america dead. They privation our household dead."

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