{"id":147,"date":"2026-06-10T12:14:51","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T12:14:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=147"},"modified":"2026-06-10T12:14:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T12:14:51","slug":"slain-teens-dad-unloads-on-karmelo-anthony-in-courtroom-cant-even-look-me-in-the-eyes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=147","title":{"rendered":"Slain Teen\u2019s Dad Unloads On Karmelo Anthony In Courtroom: \u2018Can\u2019t Even Look Me In The Eyes\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>The father of slain teen Austin Metcalf unloaded on convicted murderer Karmelo Anthony while reading his victim impact statement inside the courtroom on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=145\">Karmelo Anthony Learns His Prison Sentence For The Murder Of Austin Metcalf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Anthony was convicted Tuesday of murdering Austin at a track meet in April 2025 and was sentenced to 35 years in prison.<\/p>\n<p>Austin\u2019s father, Jeff Metcalf, admonished Anthony for making the case about race and told him he\u2019s been feeling \u201cpure unfiltered rage\u201d while grieving the loss of his son.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI said from day one, this was never about race, please don\u2019t politicize it,\u201d Jeff said. \u201cBut what did you choose to do, both. It\u2019s about right and wrong. We\u2019re all humans. We all bleed the same color.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Notably, Anthony\u2019s family held a press conference after Austin\u2019s murder and suggested Anthony was a victim of racial injustice. They forcibly removed Jeff from the presser when he said he wanted to speak with the Anthony family and possibly pray with them. The Anthony family also started a fundraiser in the wake of the murder, which accumulated more than $600,000. Many comments in support of the fundraiser were racially charged.<\/p>\n<p>Continuing to address Anthony directly, Jeff told the 19-year-old to stop looking down and said his family had been robbed of Austin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA piece of me died with my son, and I\u2019m expected to keep living,\u201d he said. \u201cYou\u2019re going to prison. I forgave you the day it happened. I don\u2019t forgive what you did.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re free to make choices all you want, but you\u2019re not free from those consequences,\u201d the father continued. \u201cYou will face those consequences starting today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople think that grief is sadness but it\u2019s not. It\u2019s rage! Pure unfiltered rage,\u201d Jeff reportedly shouted while slamming his hands on the table in front of him. \u201cYou failed your parents, you failed yourself and you failed society, You don\u2019t belong in this community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=144\">Dems Pick Nazi-Tatted Graham Platner Even After \u2018Predator\u2019s Paradise\u2019 Photos Surface<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re going to prison,\u201d he added. \u201cYou can\u2019t even look me in the eyes right now but you can stab my f*cking son in the heart.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Austin Metcalf\u2019s dad, Jeff, just unloaded on Karmelo Anthony.<br \/>\n\u201cWe were robbed, don\u2019t look down, of all of these things.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cI said from day one, this was never about race, please don\u2019t politicize it. But what did you choose to do, both. It\u2019s about right and wrong. We\u2019re all humans.\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MaryAnn Martinez (@MaryAnnreports) June 10, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Austin\u2019s mother, Meghan Metcalf, also delivered a victim impact statement, telling Anthony he should consider himself fortunate given the pain he inflicted on the Metcalf family.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy son was murdered,\u201d she said. \u201cHe didn\u2019t just die. He was taken from us, just as he was starting to live.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou may have just been given a sentence of 35 years \u2014 you should feel lucky because I\u2019ve been sentenced to a life without my son,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>Austin\u2019s twin brother, Hunter Metcalf, told Anthony that he took \u201ceverything\u201d away from him when he murdered Austin. Hunter notably held Austin as he died from Anthony\u2019s vicious attack. Hunter also told Anthony that every morning he still sees Austin\u2019s bedroom door shut, causing him immense pain.<\/p>\n<p>Hunter also reportedly told Anthony to look him in the eyes when he was speaking. But Anthony refused, looking down instead.\u00a0\u201cIf you could just look me in the eye while I speak, I would really respect that,\u201d Hunter said.<\/p>\n<p>Anthony\u2019s murder trial started on June 1 with jury selection and wrapped in nine days. Video footage and witness testimony \u2014 even from defense witnesses \u2014 generally indicated that Anthony provoked the situation with Metcalf and deadly force was not needed, contradicting the self-defense argument from Anthony\u2019s team. Anthony did not take the stand during the trial.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=143\">Trump Follows Through On Promise After Iran Shoots Down U.S. Helicopter<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The father of slain teen Austin Metcalf unloaded on convicted murderer Karmelo Anthony while reading his victim impact statement inside the courtroom on Tuesday.Anthony was convicted Tuesday of murdering Austin at a track meet in April 2025 and was sentenced to 35 years in prison.Austin\u2019s father, Jeff Metcalf, admonished Anthony for making the case about race and told him he\u2019s been feeling \u201cpure unfiltered rage\u201d while grieving the loss of his son.\u201cI said from day one, this was never about race, please don\u2019t politicize it,\u201d Jeff said. \u201cBut what did you choose to do, both. It\u2019s about right and wrong. We\u2019re all humans. We all bleed the same color.\u201dNotably, Anthony\u2019s family held a press conference after Austin\u2019s murder and suggested Anthony was a victim of racial injustice. They forcibly removed Jeff from the presser when he said he wanted to speak with the Anthony family and possibly pray with them. The Anthony family also started a fundraiser in the wake of the murder, which accumulated more than $600,000. Many comments in support of the fundraiser were racially charged.Continuing to address Anthony directly, Jeff told the 19-year-old to stop looking down and said his family had been robbed of Austin.\u201cA piece of me died with my son, and I\u2019m expected to keep living,\u201d he said. \u201cYou\u2019re going to prison. I forgave you the day it happened. I don\u2019t forgive what you did.\u201d\u201cYou\u2019re free to make choices all you want, but you\u2019re not free from those consequences,\u201d the father continued. \u201cYou will face those consequences starting today.\u201d\u201cPeople think that grief is sadness but it\u2019s not. It\u2019s rage! Pure unfiltered rage,\u201d Jeff reportedly shouted while slamming his hands on the table in front of him. \u201cYou failed your parents, you failed yourself and you failed society, You don\u2019t belong in this community.\u201d\u201cYou\u2019re going to prison,\u201d he added. \u201cYou can\u2019t even look me in the eyes right now but you can stab my f*cking son in the heart.\u201dAustin Metcalf\u2019s dad, Jeff, just unloaded on Karmelo Anthony.\u201cWe were robbed, don\u2019t look down, of all of these things.\u201d\u201cI said from day one, this was never about race, please don\u2019t politicize it. But what did you choose to do, both. It\u2019s about right and wrong. We\u2019re all humans.\u2026\u2014 MaryAnn Martinez (@MaryAnnreports) June 10, 2026Austin\u2019s mother, Meghan Metcalf, also delivered a victim impact statement, telling Anthony he should consider himself fortunate given the pain he inflicted on the Metcalf family.\u201cMy son was murdered,\u201d she said. \u201cHe didn\u2019t just die. He was taken from us, just as he was starting to live.\u201d\u201cYou may have just been given a sentence of 35 years \u2014 you should feel lucky because I\u2019ve been sentenced to a life without my son,\u201d she added.Austin\u2019s twin brother, Hunter Metcalf, told Anthony that he took \u201ceverything\u201d away from him when he murdered Austin. Hunter notably held Austin as he died from Anthony\u2019s vicious attack. Hunter also told Anthony that every morning he still sees Austin\u2019s bedroom door shut, causing him immense pain.Hunter also reportedly told Anthony to look him in the eyes when he was speaking. But Anthony refused, looking down instead.\u00a0\u201cIf you could just look me in the eye while I speak, I would really respect that,\u201d Hunter said.Anthony\u2019s murder trial started on June 1 with jury selection and wrapped in nine days. Video footage and witness testimony \u2014 even from defense witnesses \u2014 generally indicated that Anthony provoked the situation with Metcalf and deadly force was not needed, contradicting the self-defense argument from Anthony\u2019s team. 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It\u2019s about right and wrong. We\u2019re all humans. We all bleed the same color.\u201dNotably, Anthony\u2019s family held a press conference after Austin\u2019s murder and suggested Anthony was a victim of racial injustice. They forcibly removed Jeff from the presser when he said he wanted to speak with the Anthony family and possibly pray with them. The Anthony family also started a fundraiser in the wake of the murder, which accumulated more than $600,000. Many comments in support of the fundraiser were racially charged.Continuing to address Anthony directly, Jeff told the 19-year-old to stop looking down and said his family had been robbed of Austin.\u201cA piece of me died with my son, and I\u2019m expected to keep living,\u201d he said. \u201cYou\u2019re going to prison. I forgave you the day it happened. I don\u2019t forgive what you did.\u201d\u201cYou\u2019re free to make choices all you want, but you\u2019re not free from those consequences,\u201d the father continued. \u201cYou will face those consequences starting today.\u201d\u201cPeople think that grief is sadness but it\u2019s not. It\u2019s rage! Pure unfiltered rage,\u201d Jeff reportedly shouted while slamming his hands on the table in front of him. \u201cYou failed your parents, you failed yourself and you failed society, You don\u2019t belong in this community.\u201d\u201cYou\u2019re going to prison,\u201d he added. \u201cYou can\u2019t even look me in the eyes right now but you can stab my f*cking son in the heart.\u201dAustin Metcalf\u2019s dad, Jeff, just unloaded on Karmelo Anthony.\u201cWe were robbed, don\u2019t look down, of all of these things.\u201d\u201cI said from day one, this was never about race, please don\u2019t politicize it. But what did you choose to do, both. It\u2019s about right and wrong. We\u2019re all humans.\u2026\u2014 MaryAnn Martinez (@MaryAnnreports) June 10, 2026Austin\u2019s mother, Meghan Metcalf, also delivered a victim impact statement, telling Anthony he should consider himself fortunate given the pain he inflicted on the Metcalf family.\u201cMy son was murdered,\u201d she said. \u201cHe didn\u2019t just die. He was taken from us, just as he was starting to live.\u201d\u201cYou may have just been given a sentence of 35 years \u2014 you should feel lucky because I\u2019ve been sentenced to a life without my son,\u201d she added.Austin\u2019s twin brother, Hunter Metcalf, told Anthony that he took \u201ceverything\u201d away from him when he murdered Austin. Hunter notably held Austin as he died from Anthony\u2019s vicious attack. Hunter also told Anthony that every morning he still sees Austin\u2019s bedroom door shut, causing him immense pain.Hunter also reportedly told Anthony to look him in the eyes when he was speaking. But Anthony refused, looking down instead.\u00a0\u201cIf you could just look me in the eye while I speak, I would really respect that,\u201d Hunter said.Anthony\u2019s murder trial started on June 1 with jury selection and wrapped in nine days. Video footage and witness testimony \u2014 even from defense witnesses \u2014 generally indicated that Anthony provoked the situation with Metcalf and deadly force was not needed, contradicting the self-defense argument from Anthony\u2019s team. 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It\u2019s about right and wrong. We\u2019re all humans. We all bleed the same color.\u201dNotably, Anthony\u2019s family held a press conference after Austin\u2019s murder and suggested Anthony was a victim of racial injustice. They forcibly removed Jeff from the presser when he said he wanted to speak with the Anthony family and possibly pray with them. The Anthony family also started a fundraiser in the wake of the murder, which accumulated more than $600,000. Many comments in support of the fundraiser were racially charged.Continuing to address Anthony directly, Jeff told the 19-year-old to stop looking down and said his family had been robbed of Austin.\u201cA piece of me died with my son, and I\u2019m expected to keep living,\u201d he said. \u201cYou\u2019re going to prison. I forgave you the day it happened. I don\u2019t forgive what you did.\u201d\u201cYou\u2019re free to make choices all you want, but you\u2019re not free from those consequences,\u201d the father continued. \u201cYou will face those consequences starting today.\u201d\u201cPeople think that grief is sadness but it\u2019s not. It\u2019s rage! Pure unfiltered rage,\u201d Jeff reportedly shouted while slamming his hands on the table in front of him. \u201cYou failed your parents, you failed yourself and you failed society, You don\u2019t belong in this community.\u201d\u201cYou\u2019re going to prison,\u201d he added. \u201cYou can\u2019t even look me in the eyes right now but you can stab my f*cking son in the heart.\u201dAustin Metcalf\u2019s dad, Jeff, just unloaded on Karmelo Anthony.\u201cWe were robbed, don\u2019t look down, of all of these things.\u201d\u201cI said from day one, this was never about race, please don\u2019t politicize it. But what did you choose to do, both. It\u2019s about right and wrong. We\u2019re all humans.\u2026\u2014 MaryAnn Martinez (@MaryAnnreports) June 10, 2026Austin\u2019s mother, Meghan Metcalf, also delivered a victim impact statement, telling Anthony he should consider himself fortunate given the pain he inflicted on the Metcalf family.\u201cMy son was murdered,\u201d she said. \u201cHe didn\u2019t just die. He was taken from us, just as he was starting to live.\u201d\u201cYou may have just been given a sentence of 35 years \u2014 you should feel lucky because I\u2019ve been sentenced to a life without my son,\u201d she added.Austin\u2019s twin brother, Hunter Metcalf, told Anthony that he took \u201ceverything\u201d away from him when he murdered Austin. Hunter notably held Austin as he died from Anthony\u2019s vicious attack. Hunter also told Anthony that every morning he still sees Austin\u2019s bedroom door shut, causing him immense pain.Hunter also reportedly told Anthony to look him in the eyes when he was speaking. But Anthony refused, looking down instead.\u00a0\u201cIf you could just look me in the eye while I speak, I would really respect that,\u201d Hunter said.Anthony\u2019s murder trial started on June 1 with jury selection and wrapped in nine days. Video footage and witness testimony \u2014 even from defense witnesses \u2014 generally indicated that Anthony provoked the situation with Metcalf and deadly force was not needed, contradicting the self-defense argument from Anthony\u2019s team. 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