{"id":142,"date":"2026-06-10T05:37:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T05:37:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=142"},"modified":"2026-06-10T05:37:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T05:37:58","slug":"karmelo-anthony-learns-his-prison-sentence-for-the-murder-of-austin-metcalf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=142","title":{"rendered":"Karmelo Anthony Learns His Prison Sentence For The Murder Of Austin Metcalf"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>Karmelo Anthony has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for the murder of high school athlete Austin Metcalf.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=140\">Trump-Backed Candidate Advances In South Carolina Governor Primary<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The jury rendered the sentencing on Tuesday evening, hours after issuing a guilty verdict on a first-degree murder charge.<\/p>\n<p>Anthony reportedly broke down in tears when the sentencing was announced. The 19-year-old also sobbed and was visibly shaking when the guilty verdict was read hours earlier.<\/p>\n<p>Daily Mail reporter MaryAnn Martinez, who is inside the courtroom, said the prosecution argued before sentencing deliberations that the Metcalf family will suffer far greater than Anthony ever will, no matter the sentence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNothing you do with your verdict, no matter what it is, nothing you do will take more from Karmelo, Anthony, or his family, than he took from a Austin Metcalf,\u201d attorney Dewey Mitchell said. \u201cKarmelo Anthony\u2019s gonna have the opportunity to continue to be a son, to continue through his life and find out what he\u2019s interested in, maybe meet the love of his life, have children. Austin Metcalf did not have the opportunity to meet the love of his life. Didn\u2019t have the opportunity to know what it felt like the hold a plaque of graduation, isn\u2019t going to know what it\u2019s like to have children with someone you love. He\u2019s never gonna have the time with his parents, where he grows up, and he gets out of those teenage years.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Closing arguments for Karmelo Anthony sentencing:<br \/>\nDewey Mitchell speaking for the state<br \/>\n\u201cNothing you do with your verdict, no matter what it is, nothing you do will take more from Karmelo, Anthony, or his family, than he took from a Austin Metcalf. \u2070<br \/>\nKarmelo Anthony\u2019s gonna have\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=138\">EXCLUSIVE: Somali World Cup Ref Denied Entry Into USA For Terror Ties<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MaryAnn Martinez (@MaryAnnreports) June 9, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Outside of closing arguments, the only person to speak during the punishment phase of the trial was Anthony\u2019s mother. \u201cPlease have mercy on my son,\u201d she reportedly told jurors while sobbing.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The only person to take the stand in the punishment phase was Karmelo Anthony\u2019s mother. She begged for mercy.<br \/>\n\u2018Please have mercy on my son,\u2019 Hayes sobbed as she looked at the jury.<br \/>\nBoth sides have closed out their cases. The court is now working on a charging document and will\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MaryAnn Martinez (@MaryAnnreports) June 9, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Anthony, who is black, fatally stabbed Metcalf, who was white, at a track event in April 2025 in Frisco, Texas. The case quickly garnered national attention, both due to a narrative peddled by the Anthony family and the glaring lack of coverage from the legacy media, which routinely highlights and escalates white-on-black incidents.<\/p>\n<p>Legal commentators have said throughout the trial that the defense had an incredibly poor showing, and the state\u2019s case was effectively airtight. Witnesses blew apart any racial narrative peddled by the Anthony family, and video evidence showed that Anthony was not surrounded by a mob of people, but only confronted by Metcalf after he was told to leave the team\u2019s tent up to 15 times by different people. Also, of note, witnesses say Metcalf explicitly told Anthony he would not fight him.<\/p>\n<p>The trial, from start to finish, lasted only nine days, including jury selection. The jury rendered a guilty verdict mere hours after they were set to deliberate.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=135\">Maine Democrats Choose Nazi-Tatted Graham Platner In Senate Primary<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: Jury Reaches Verdict In Karmelo Anthony Murder\u00a0Trial<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karmelo Anthony has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for the murder of high school athlete Austin Metcalf.The jury rendered the sentencing on Tuesday evening, hours after issuing a guilty verdict on a first-degree murder charge.Anthony reportedly broke down in tears when the sentencing was announced. The 19-year-old also sobbed and was visibly shaking when the guilty verdict was read hours earlier.Daily Mail reporter MaryAnn Martinez, who is inside the courtroom, said the prosecution argued before sentencing deliberations that the Metcalf family will suffer far greater than Anthony ever will, no matter the sentence.\u201cNothing you do with your verdict, no matter what it is, nothing you do will take more from Karmelo, Anthony, or his family, than he took from a Austin Metcalf,\u201d attorney Dewey Mitchell said. \u201cKarmelo Anthony\u2019s gonna have the opportunity to continue to be a son, to continue through his life and find out what he\u2019s interested in, maybe meet the love of his life, have children. Austin Metcalf did not have the opportunity to meet the love of his life. Didn\u2019t have the opportunity to know what it felt like the hold a plaque of graduation, isn\u2019t going to know what it\u2019s like to have children with someone you love. He\u2019s never gonna have the time with his parents, where he grows up, and he gets out of those teenage years.\u201dClosing arguments for Karmelo Anthony sentencing:Dewey Mitchell speaking for the state\u201cNothing you do with your verdict, no matter what it is, nothing you do will take more from Karmelo, Anthony, or his family, than he took from a Austin Metcalf. \u2070Karmelo Anthony\u2019s gonna have\u2026\u2014 MaryAnn Martinez (@MaryAnnreports) June 9, 2026Outside of closing arguments, the only person to speak during the punishment phase of the trial was Anthony\u2019s mother. \u201cPlease have mercy on my son,\u201d she reportedly told jurors while sobbing.The only person to take the stand in the punishment phase was Karmelo Anthony\u2019s mother. She begged for mercy.\u2018Please have mercy on my son,\u2019 Hayes sobbed as she looked at the jury.Both sides have closed out their cases. The court is now working on a charging document and will\u2026\u2014 MaryAnn Martinez (@MaryAnnreports) June 9, 2026Anthony, who is black, fatally stabbed Metcalf, who was white, at a track event in April 2025 in Frisco, Texas. The case quickly garnered national attention, both due to a narrative peddled by the Anthony family and the glaring lack of coverage from the legacy media, which routinely highlights and escalates white-on-black incidents.Legal commentators have said throughout the trial that the defense had an incredibly poor showing, and the state\u2019s case was effectively airtight. Witnesses blew apart any racial narrative peddled by the Anthony family, and video evidence showed that Anthony was not surrounded by a mob of people, but only confronted by Metcalf after he was told to leave the team\u2019s tent up to 15 times by different people. Also, of note, witnesses say Metcalf explicitly told Anthony he would not fight him.The trial, from start to finish, lasted only nine days, including jury selection. The jury rendered a guilty verdict mere hours after they were set to deliberate.Related: Jury Reaches Verdict In Karmelo Anthony Murder\u00a0Trial<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":141,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-142","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-2"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Karmelo Anthony Learns His Prison Sentence For The Murder Of Austin Metcalf - Blue Route Journal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=142\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Karmelo Anthony Learns His Prison Sentence For The Murder Of Austin Metcalf - Blue Route Journal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Karmelo Anthony has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for the murder of high school athlete Austin Metcalf.The jury rendered the sentencing on Tuesday evening, hours after issuing a guilty verdict on a first-degree murder charge.Anthony reportedly broke down in tears when the sentencing was announced. The 19-year-old also sobbed and was visibly shaking when the guilty verdict was read hours earlier.Daily Mail reporter MaryAnn Martinez, who is inside the courtroom, said the prosecution argued before sentencing deliberations that the Metcalf family will suffer far greater than Anthony ever will, no matter the sentence.\u201cNothing you do with your verdict, no matter what it is, nothing you do will take more from Karmelo, Anthony, or his family, than he took from a Austin Metcalf,\u201d attorney Dewey Mitchell said. \u201cKarmelo Anthony\u2019s gonna have the opportunity to continue to be a son, to continue through his life and find out what he\u2019s interested in, maybe meet the love of his life, have children. Austin Metcalf did not have the opportunity to meet the love of his life. Didn\u2019t have the opportunity to know what it felt like the hold a plaque of graduation, isn\u2019t going to know what it\u2019s like to have children with someone you love. He\u2019s never gonna have the time with his parents, where he grows up, and he gets out of those teenage years.\u201dClosing arguments for Karmelo Anthony sentencing:Dewey Mitchell speaking for the state\u201cNothing you do with your verdict, no matter what it is, nothing you do will take more from Karmelo, Anthony, or his family, than he took from a Austin Metcalf. \u2070Karmelo Anthony\u2019s gonna have\u2026\u2014 MaryAnn Martinez (@MaryAnnreports) June 9, 2026Outside of closing arguments, the only person to speak during the punishment phase of the trial was Anthony\u2019s mother. \u201cPlease have mercy on my son,\u201d she reportedly told jurors while sobbing.The only person to take the stand in the punishment phase was Karmelo Anthony\u2019s mother. She begged for mercy.\u2018Please have mercy on my son,\u2019 Hayes sobbed as she looked at the jury.Both sides have closed out their cases. The court is now working on a charging document and will\u2026\u2014 MaryAnn Martinez (@MaryAnnreports) June 9, 2026Anthony, who is black, fatally stabbed Metcalf, who was white, at a track event in April 2025 in Frisco, Texas. The case quickly garnered national attention, both due to a narrative peddled by the Anthony family and the glaring lack of coverage from the legacy media, which routinely highlights and escalates white-on-black incidents.Legal commentators have said throughout the trial that the defense had an incredibly poor showing, and the state\u2019s case was effectively airtight. Witnesses blew apart any racial narrative peddled by the Anthony family, and video evidence showed that Anthony was not surrounded by a mob of people, but only confronted by Metcalf after he was told to leave the team\u2019s tent up to 15 times by different people. Also, of note, witnesses say Metcalf explicitly told Anthony he would not fight him.The trial, from start to finish, lasted only nine days, including jury selection. 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He\u2019s never gonna have the time with his parents, where he grows up, and he gets out of those teenage years.\u201dClosing arguments for Karmelo Anthony sentencing:Dewey Mitchell speaking for the state\u201cNothing you do with your verdict, no matter what it is, nothing you do will take more from Karmelo, Anthony, or his family, than he took from a Austin Metcalf. \u2070Karmelo Anthony\u2019s gonna have\u2026\u2014 MaryAnn Martinez (@MaryAnnreports) June 9, 2026Outside of closing arguments, the only person to speak during the punishment phase of the trial was Anthony\u2019s mother. \u201cPlease have mercy on my son,\u201d she reportedly told jurors while sobbing.The only person to take the stand in the punishment phase was Karmelo Anthony\u2019s mother. She begged for mercy.\u2018Please have mercy on my son,\u2019 Hayes sobbed as she looked at the jury.Both sides have closed out their cases. 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