{"id":295,"date":"2026-06-14T22:35:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T22:35:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=295"},"modified":"2026-06-14T22:35:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T22:35:45","slug":"judge-in-karmelo-anthony-murder-trial-breaks-his-silence-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=295","title":{"rendered":"Judge In Karmelo Anthony Murder Trial Breaks His Silence"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Texas judge overseeing Karmelo Anthony\u2019s murder trial defended his decision to bar cameras from his Collin County courtroom, saying his job was to ensure a fair trial\u2014not to make people happy.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In an interview with local outlet WFAA, Judge John Roach, known for his no-nonsense and straightforward approach, said he spent months preparing for the high-profile trial that captivated attention across the country.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI know I made people mad, but I\u2019m not here to make them happy either,\u201d he told WFAA.<\/span><\/p>\n

He defended one of his most controversial decisions of the trial: banning cameras from the courtroom.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYes, it was an easy decision. I\u2019ll tell you why, my primary goal in every case is to make sure the defendant and the prosecution get a fair trial. Period,\u201d Roach said. \u201cI had to do a balance between the media\u2019s right to know and to be able to report what\u2019s going on, because I think that\u2019s extraordinarily important. I think it\u2019s important that the general public had access to the courtroom, and to see what was going on.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Roach also shot down claims he had a personal relationship with the Metcalf family.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI wouldn\u2019t know Mr. Metcalf prior to this trial if he walked up to me and said \u2018hello,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

On Tuesday, a Texas jury convicted the 19-year-old of first-degree murder and sentenced him to 35 years behind bars for fatally stabbing Austin Metcalf at a track event in April 2025 in Frisco, Texas.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Judge Roach said the jury got it right.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYes, they did because they were picked based upon the law, they listened to the facts, it happened in this courtroom, and they got a verdict,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Karmelo\u2019s murder conviction ended a legal saga but provided <\/span>fresh ammunition<\/span> for the Anthony family to blame their son\u2019s conviction on racism and hurl accusations at the jury.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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In an interview with <\/span>CBS Texas<\/span>, Anthony\u2019s mother, Kayla Hayes, rejected the panel\u2019s conclusion that her son intended to kill Metcalf.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMy son is no murderer. My son didn\u2019t intend to hurt anyone,\u201d Hayes said. \u201cMy son was defending himself, and that\u2019s what hurts so bad.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Jeff Metcalf, the father of Austin Metcalf, blasted Karmelo Anthony\u2019s parents as \u201ccowards,\u201d accusing them of making the high-profile murder case about race.<\/p>\n

\u201cDrew Anthony. Kayla. You\u2019re cowards. You wouldn\u2019t even show up for your son\u2019s sentencing or victim\u2019s statement impacts. You abandoned your kid. You left him there. I guess he\u2019s no more use to you because you can\u2019t get any more GoFundMe money or [GiveSendGo] money. You are grifters. You should be ashamed of yourself,\u201d Metcald said.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou raised that child, and I swear to God, CPS should come check on those other three that you still have,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The Daily Wire previously reported that Anthony\u2019s family raised more than $635,000 through a crowdfunding campaign during the murder trial.<\/p>\n

One day after a jury sentenced him to prison, Anthony filed a notice of appeal. The filing begins the formal process of challenging both his conviction and sentence, which can take years to progress through the courts and does not guarantee a new trial.<\/span><\/p>\n

Anthony was <\/span>transferred to a state prison<\/span> near Navasota, Texas. His intake photo shows his head shaved as he begins his 35-year sentence.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHe seems like a nice young man who committed a crime, and he understands today more than any day before the consequences of committing a crime like he did,\u201d Judge Roach said of the convicted killer.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Texas judge overseeing Karmelo Anthony\u2019s murder trial defended his decision to bar cameras from his Collin County courtroom, saying his job was to ensure a fair trial\u2014not to make people happy.In an interview with local outlet WFAA, Judge John Roach, known for his no-nonsense and straightforward approach, said he spent months preparing for the high-profile trial that captivated attention across the country.\u201cI know I made people mad, but I\u2019m not here to make them happy either,\u201d he told WFAA.He defended one of his most controversial decisions of the trial: banning cameras from the courtroom.\u00a0\u201cYes, it was an easy decision. I\u2019ll tell you why, my primary goal in every case is to make sure the defendant and the prosecution get a fair trial. Period,\u201d Roach said. \u201cI had to do a balance between the media\u2019s right to know and to be able to report what\u2019s going on, because I think that\u2019s extraordinarily important. I think it\u2019s important that the general public had access to the courtroom, and to see what was going on.\u201dRoach also shot down claims he had a personal relationship with the Metcalf family.\u00a0\u201cI wouldn\u2019t know Mr. Metcalf prior to this trial if he walked up to me and said \u2018hello,\u201d he said.On Tuesday, a Texas jury convicted the 19-year-old of first-degree murder and sentenced him to 35 years behind bars for fatally stabbing Austin Metcalf at a track event in April 2025 in Frisco, Texas.\u00a0Judge Roach said the jury got it right.\u00a0\u201cYes, they did because they were picked based upon the law, they listened to the facts, it happened in this courtroom, and they got a verdict,\u201d he said.\u00a0Karmelo\u2019s murder conviction ended a legal saga but provided fresh ammunition for the Anthony family to blame their son\u2019s conviction on racism and hurl accusations at the jury.\u00a0\u00a0In an interview with CBS Texas, Anthony\u2019s mother, Kayla Hayes, rejected the panel\u2019s conclusion that her son intended to kill Metcalf.\u201cMy son is no murderer. My son didn\u2019t intend to hurt anyone,\u201d Hayes said. \u201cMy son was defending himself, and that\u2019s what hurts so bad.\u201dJeff Metcalf, the father of Austin Metcalf, blasted Karmelo Anthony\u2019s parents as \u201ccowards,\u201d accusing them of making the high-profile murder case about race.\u201cDrew Anthony. Kayla. You\u2019re cowards. You wouldn\u2019t even show up for your son\u2019s sentencing or victim\u2019s statement impacts. You abandoned your kid. You left him there. I guess he\u2019s no more use to you because you can\u2019t get any more GoFundMe money or [GiveSendGo] money. You are grifters. You should be ashamed of yourself,\u201d Metcald said.\u201cYou raised that child, and I swear to God, CPS should come check on those other three that you still have,\u201d he added.The Daily Wire previously reported that Anthony\u2019s family raised more than $635,000 through a crowdfunding campaign during the murder trial.One day after a jury sentenced him to prison, Anthony filed a notice of appeal. The filing begins the formal process of challenging both his conviction and sentence, which can take years to progress through the courts and does not guarantee a new trial.Anthony was transferred to a state prison near Navasota, Texas. His intake photo shows his head shaved as he begins his 35-year sentence.\u201cHe seems like a nice young man who committed a crime, and he understands today more than any day before the consequences of committing a crime like he did,\u201d Judge Roach said of the convicted killer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":186,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-295","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-2"],"yoast_head":"\nJudge In Karmelo Anthony Murder Trial Breaks His Silence - 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=295\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Judge In Karmelo Anthony Murder Trial Breaks His Silence - Blue Route Journal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Texas judge overseeing Karmelo Anthony\u2019s murder trial defended his decision to bar cameras from his Collin County courtroom, saying his job was to ensure a fair trial\u2014not to make people happy.In an interview with local outlet WFAA, Judge John Roach, known for his no-nonsense and straightforward approach, said he spent months preparing for the high-profile trial that captivated attention across the country.\u201cI know I made people mad, but I\u2019m not here to make them happy either,\u201d he told WFAA.He defended one of his most controversial decisions of the trial: banning cameras from the courtroom.\u00a0\u201cYes, it was an easy decision. I\u2019ll tell you why, my primary goal in every case is to make sure the defendant and the prosecution get a fair trial. Period,\u201d Roach said. \u201cI had to do a balance between the media\u2019s right to know and to be able to report what\u2019s going on, because I think that\u2019s extraordinarily important. 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I\u2019ll tell you why, my primary goal in every case is to make sure the defendant and the prosecution get a fair trial. Period,\u201d Roach said. \u201cI had to do a balance between the media\u2019s right to know and to be able to report what\u2019s going on, because I think that\u2019s extraordinarily important. I think it\u2019s important that the general public had access to the courtroom, and to see what was going on.\u201dRoach also shot down claims he had a personal relationship with the Metcalf family.\u00a0\u201cI wouldn\u2019t know Mr. Metcalf prior to this trial if he walked up to me and said \u2018hello,\u201d he said.On Tuesday, a Texas jury convicted the 19-year-old of first-degree murder and sentenced him to 35 years behind bars for fatally stabbing Austin Metcalf at a track event in April 2025 in Frisco, Texas.\u00a0Judge Roach said the jury got it right.\u00a0\u201cYes, they did because they were picked based upon the law, they listened to the facts, it happened in this courtroom, and they got a verdict,\u201d he said.\u00a0Karmelo\u2019s murder conviction ended a legal saga but provided fresh ammunition for the Anthony family to blame their son\u2019s conviction on racism and hurl accusations at the jury.\u00a0\u00a0In an interview with CBS Texas, Anthony\u2019s mother, Kayla Hayes, rejected the panel\u2019s conclusion that her son intended to kill Metcalf.\u201cMy son is no murderer. 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You should be ashamed of yourself,\u201d Metcald said.\u201cYou raised that child, and I swear to God, CPS should come check on those other three that you still have,\u201d he added.The Daily Wire previously reported that Anthony\u2019s family raised more than $635,000 through a crowdfunding campaign during the murder trial.One day after a jury sentenced him to prison, Anthony filed a notice of appeal. The filing begins the formal process of challenging both his conviction and sentence, which can take years to progress through the courts and does not guarantee a new trial.Anthony was transferred to a state prison near Navasota, Texas. His intake photo shows his head shaved as he begins his 35-year sentence.\u201cHe seems like a nice young man who committed a crime, and he understands today more than any day before the consequences of committing a crime like he did,\u201d Judge Roach said of the convicted killer.","og_url":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=295","og_site_name":"Blue Route Journal","article_published_time":"2026-06-14T22:35:45+00:00","author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=295#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=295"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/#\/schema\/person\/19da116f8d79cf8987781569801c6b7c"},"headline":"Judge In Karmelo Anthony Murder Trial Breaks His Silence","datePublished":"2026-06-14T22:35:45+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=295"},"wordCount":647,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=295#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/7fc288453c65f293d7c41952855e4b6c.avif","articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=295#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=295","url":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=295","name":"Judge In Karmelo Anthony Murder Trial Breaks His Silence - 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