Treasure Trove Of Evidence In Karmelo Anthony Case Released

A trove of evidence — including a number of gruesome photos and videos and audio from 911 calls — from the Karmelo Anthony murder trial was released on Friday.

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The Collin County court released photos from the autopsy of football player Austin Metcalf, 17 — who was stabbed to death by Anthony at a track meet in Texas — showing the knife wound in his chest with a forensic ruler beside it. Other photos showed the murder weapon, Anthony’s backpack, and a blood-soaked jacket that had been used as a coach attempted to stop the bleeding.  

Also included was a screenshot of a text message from the coach to Metcalf prior to the track meet: “You and Rhett are on early bus. Get tent, and whatever else we need. Set examples of how to conduct yourself today. Be a leader. I need you and Rhett to hold us down. I will be helping with hosting the meet, so I’m going to lean on my older guys.”

Metcalf’s quick reply: “for sure coach gotchu.”

The coach’s next text came the day after the murder, sent to Metcalf’s phone despite the fact that he would never see it. “Love you man. Sorry I didn’t say enough,” he said.

The tranche of evidence also included video of the activity around the tent in the moments leading up to the murder as well as body cam footage from police officers as they went to arrest Anthony — including one in which Anthony could be heard declaring, “I’m not alleged. I did it.”

Video also showed Anthony, wearing a hoodie emblazoned with the words “fear of God,” crying as he was taken into custody by police and searched.

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“He put his hands on me,” Anthony cried, apparently referring to Metcalf. “I told him not to, he put his hands on me.”

Police searched him again before putting him in a vehicle, asking him first whether or not he was carrying anything that could hurt them while they searched his pockets. 

Audio from multiple 911 calls were also released on Friday. On one, someone could be heard saying, “My friend’s bleeding everywhere” as another voice in the background said, “Fight through, fight through!” Another caller, identified as “Mason,” told dispatchers, “You need to send an ambulance right now,” and said, “My friend just got stabbed.” Callers informed the dispatcher that, at the time, Metcalf was unconscious but still breathing.

Anthony was convicted and sentenced to serve 35 years in prison for the murder — and his attorneys almost immediately filed his intent to appeal the conviction. In preparation for that appeal, Anthony’s family retained a new attorney.

Since the trial, Anthony’s family members and others have falsely claimed that the jury was “all white” and thus not truly the “jury of his peers” the justice system is supposed to provide.

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