{"id":601,"date":"2026-06-24T20:42:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T20:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=601"},"modified":"2026-06-24T20:42:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T20:42:00","slug":"karmelo-anthonys-new-appeal-strategy-takes-aim-at-his-own-inner-circle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=601","title":{"rendered":"Karmelo Anthony\u2019s New Appeal Strategy Takes Aim At His Own Inner Circle"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>An attorney who\u2019s working on Karmelo Anthony\u2019s appellate team just publicly dissed the convicted murderer\u2019s parents and supporters, seemingly outlining the team\u2019s appeal strategy.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=600\">A Federal Judge Stopped ICE From Making Arrests At Immigration Courts. Here\u2019s Why That Could Backfire.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In a post published to social media, attorney Justin Moore ripped Anthony\u2019s parents for mocking the father of victim Austin Metcalf, 17, and for going on a \u201cpress tour\u201d to tout a false racial narrative.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Thirty-five] years,\u201d Moore posted online, referring to Anthony\u2019s prison sentence. \u201cThey showed no mercy. Kinda hard to when the defendant\u2019s parents had a press conference mocking the dead victim\u2019s father right after the incident.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Following the murder, Jeff Metcalf, the victim\u2019s father, was thrown out of an Anthony family presser when he asked to speak to the family and possibly pray with them. He was effectively painted as a racist.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cY\u2019all non lawyers can argue about if he were guilty or not,\u201d Moore continued. \u201cMost real lawyers realize this was a punishment case. With that being the case, you simply don\u2019t run around going on a press tour touting a false narrative. I\u2019m pissed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd it\u2019s the people that were around Karmelo who sold this story to folks. Trying to sell racism for personal gain,\u201d he added. Notably, the Anthony family raised well over $600,000 through a GiveSendGo fundraiser that was launched soon after Metcalf was murdered. \u201cY\u2019all really showed out this time,\u201d Moore said.<\/p>\n<p>The social media post was reported by independent journalist Sarah Fields, who was inside the courtroom for the entire murder trial.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cExtremely interesting statement from Justin Moore, a member of Karmelo Anthony\u2019s legal team,\u201d Fields commented. \u201cThey have virtually no chance on appeal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat I find most interesting is that even Karmelo\u2019s own legal team seems to be throwing his parents under the bus,\u201d she added. \u201cWhen the people closest to the case start pointing fingers internally, that should tell you everything you need to know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=598\">Rubio Hints At What Comes Next If Iran Won\u2019t Cooperate<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Extremely interesting statement from Justin Moore, a member of Karmelo Anthony\u2019s legal team.<\/p>\n<p>They have virtually no chance on appeal. What I find most interesting is that even Karmelo\u2019s own legal team seems to be throwing his parents under the bus.<\/p>\n<p>When the people closest to\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/nNTYdUDGSJ<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sarah Fields (@SarahisCensored) June 24, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Douglass Mackey \u2014 who was targeted by the Biden Department of Justice for posting satirical memes about Hillary Clinton and won in court \u2014 said the comments from Moore reveal the legal team\u2019s new strategy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe new appellate lawyer has now officially thrown Karmelo Anthony\u2019s parents and his supporters under the bus,\u201d he wrote. \u201cThe goal seems to be to try to make Karmelo Anthony more sympathetic to win a new sentence on appeal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jeff Metcalf, the slain teen\u2019s father, publicly called Anthony\u2019s parents, Andrew Anthony and Kayla Hayes, \u201ccowards\u201d soon after the trial.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDrew Anthony. Kayla. You\u2019re cowards,\u201d he said. \u201cYou wouldn\u2019t even show up for your son\u2019s sentencing or victim\u2019s statement impacts. You abandoned your kid. You left him there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI guess he\u2019s no more use to you because you can\u2019t get any more GoFundMe money or [GiveSendGo] money,\u201d he added. \u201cYou are grifters. You should be ashamed of yourself. You raised that child, and I swear to God, CPS should come check on those other three that you still have.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Metcalf was fatally stabbed by Anthony at a track meet in April 2025. Video footage and eyewitness accounts indicate that Metcalf was stabbed after he told Anthony to leave his team\u2019s tent and possibly shoved him. Metcalf died in his twin brother\u2019s arms.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=597\">Democrats Chose Candidate Who Links 9\/11 To \u2018White Supremacy\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: The Latest Development In Karmelo Anthony\u2019s Case Comes With\u00a0Baggage<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An attorney who\u2019s working on Karmelo Anthony\u2019s appellate team just publicly dissed the convicted murderer\u2019s parents and supporters, seemingly outlining the team\u2019s appeal strategy.In a post published to social media, attorney Justin Moore ripped Anthony\u2019s parents for mocking the father of victim Austin Metcalf, 17, and for going on a \u201cpress tour\u201d to tout a false racial narrative.\u201c[Thirty-five] years,\u201d Moore posted online, referring to Anthony\u2019s prison sentence. \u201cThey showed no mercy. Kinda hard to when the defendant\u2019s parents had a press conference mocking the dead victim\u2019s father right after the incident.\u201dFollowing the murder, Jeff Metcalf, the victim\u2019s father, was thrown out of an Anthony family presser when he asked to speak to the family and possibly pray with them. He was effectively painted as a racist.\u201cY\u2019all non lawyers can argue about if he were guilty or not,\u201d Moore continued. \u201cMost real lawyers realize this was a punishment case. With that being the case, you simply don\u2019t run around going on a press tour touting a false narrative. I\u2019m pissed.\u201d\u201cAnd it\u2019s the people that were around Karmelo who sold this story to folks. Trying to sell racism for personal gain,\u201d he added. Notably, the Anthony family raised well over $600,000 through a GiveSendGo fundraiser that was launched soon after Metcalf was murdered. \u201cY\u2019all really showed out this time,\u201d Moore said.The social media post was reported by independent journalist Sarah Fields, who was inside the courtroom for the entire murder trial.\u201cExtremely interesting statement from Justin Moore, a member of Karmelo Anthony\u2019s legal team,\u201d Fields commented. \u201cThey have virtually no chance on appeal.\u201d\u201cWhat I find most interesting is that even Karmelo\u2019s own legal team seems to be throwing his parents under the bus,\u201d she added. \u201cWhen the people closest to the case start pointing fingers internally, that should tell you everything you need to know.\u201dExtremely interesting statement from Justin Moore, a member of Karmelo Anthony\u2019s legal team.They have virtually no chance on appeal. What I find most interesting is that even Karmelo\u2019s own legal team seems to be throwing his parents under the bus.When the people closest to\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/nNTYdUDGSJ\u2014 Sarah Fields (@SarahisCensored) June 24, 2026Douglass Mackey \u2014 who was targeted by the Biden Department of Justice for posting satirical memes about Hillary Clinton and won in court \u2014 said the comments from Moore reveal the legal team\u2019s new strategy.\u201cThe new appellate lawyer has now officially thrown Karmelo Anthony\u2019s parents and his supporters under the bus,\u201d he wrote. \u201cThe goal seems to be to try to make Karmelo Anthony more sympathetic to win a new sentence on appeal.\u201dJeff Metcalf, the slain teen\u2019s father, publicly called Anthony\u2019s parents, Andrew Anthony and Kayla Hayes, \u201ccowards\u201d soon after the trial.\u201cDrew Anthony. Kayla. You\u2019re cowards,\u201d he said. \u201cYou wouldn\u2019t even show up for your son\u2019s sentencing or victim\u2019s statement impacts. You abandoned your kid. You left him there.\u201d\u201cI guess he\u2019s no more use to you because you can\u2019t get any more GoFundMe money or [GiveSendGo] money,\u201d he added. \u201cYou are grifters. You should be ashamed of yourself. You raised that child, and I swear to God, CPS should come check on those other three that you still have.\u201dMetcalf was fatally stabbed by Anthony at a track meet in April 2025. Video footage and eyewitness accounts indicate that Metcalf was stabbed after he told Anthony to leave his team\u2019s tent and possibly shoved him. Metcalf died in his twin brother\u2019s arms.Related: The Latest Development In Karmelo Anthony\u2019s Case Comes With\u00a0Baggage<\/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-601","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\u2019s New Appeal Strategy Takes Aim At His Own Inner Circle - 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=601\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Karmelo Anthony\u2019s New Appeal Strategy Takes Aim At His Own Inner Circle - Blue Route Journal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"An attorney who\u2019s working on Karmelo Anthony\u2019s appellate team just publicly dissed the convicted murderer\u2019s parents and supporters, seemingly outlining the team\u2019s appeal strategy.In a post published to social media, attorney Justin Moore ripped Anthony\u2019s parents for mocking the father of victim Austin Metcalf, 17, and for going on a \u201cpress tour\u201d to tout a false racial narrative.\u201c[Thirty-five] years,\u201d Moore posted online, referring to Anthony\u2019s prison sentence. \u201cThey showed no mercy. Kinda hard to when the defendant\u2019s parents had a press conference mocking the dead victim\u2019s father right after the incident.\u201dFollowing the murder, Jeff Metcalf, the victim\u2019s father, was thrown out of an Anthony family presser when he asked to speak to the family and possibly pray with them. He was effectively painted as a racist.\u201cY\u2019all non lawyers can argue about if he were guilty or not,\u201d Moore continued. \u201cMost real lawyers realize this was a punishment case. With that being the case, you simply don\u2019t run around going on a press tour touting a false narrative. I\u2019m pissed.\u201d\u201cAnd it\u2019s the people that were around Karmelo who sold this story to folks. Trying to sell racism for personal gain,\u201d he added. Notably, the Anthony family raised well over $600,000 through a GiveSendGo fundraiser that was launched soon after Metcalf was murdered. \u201cY\u2019all really showed out this time,\u201d Moore said.The social media post was reported by independent journalist Sarah Fields, who was inside the courtroom for the entire murder trial.\u201cExtremely interesting statement from Justin Moore, a member of Karmelo Anthony\u2019s legal team,\u201d Fields commented. \u201cThey have virtually no chance on appeal.\u201d\u201cWhat I find most interesting is that even Karmelo\u2019s own legal team seems to be throwing his parents under the bus,\u201d she added. \u201cWhen the people closest to the case start pointing fingers internally, that should tell you everything you need to know.\u201dExtremely interesting statement from Justin Moore, a member of Karmelo Anthony\u2019s legal team.They have virtually no chance on appeal. What I find most interesting is that even Karmelo\u2019s own legal team seems to be throwing his parents under the bus.When the people closest to\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/nNTYdUDGSJ\u2014 Sarah Fields (@SarahisCensored) June 24, 2026Douglass Mackey \u2014 who was targeted by the Biden Department of Justice for posting satirical memes about Hillary Clinton and won in court \u2014 said the comments from Moore reveal the legal team\u2019s new strategy.\u201cThe new appellate lawyer has now officially thrown Karmelo Anthony\u2019s parents and his supporters under the bus,\u201d he wrote. \u201cThe goal seems to be to try to make Karmelo Anthony more sympathetic to win a new sentence on appeal.\u201dJeff Metcalf, the slain teen\u2019s father, publicly called Anthony\u2019s parents, Andrew Anthony and Kayla Hayes, \u201ccowards\u201d soon after the trial.\u201cDrew Anthony. Kayla. You\u2019re cowards,\u201d he said. \u201cYou wouldn\u2019t even show up for your son\u2019s sentencing or victim\u2019s statement impacts. You abandoned your kid. You left him there.\u201d\u201cI guess he\u2019s no more use to you because you can\u2019t get any more GoFundMe money or [GiveSendGo] money,\u201d he added. \u201cYou are grifters. You should be ashamed of yourself. You raised that child, and I swear to God, CPS should come check on those other three that you still have.\u201dMetcalf was fatally stabbed by Anthony at a track meet in April 2025. Video footage and eyewitness accounts indicate that Metcalf was stabbed after he told Anthony to leave his team\u2019s tent and possibly shoved him. 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Kinda hard to when the defendant\u2019s parents had a press conference mocking the dead victim\u2019s father right after the incident.\u201dFollowing the murder, Jeff Metcalf, the victim\u2019s father, was thrown out of an Anthony family presser when he asked to speak to the family and possibly pray with them. He was effectively painted as a racist.\u201cY\u2019all non lawyers can argue about if he were guilty or not,\u201d Moore continued. \u201cMost real lawyers realize this was a punishment case. With that being the case, you simply don\u2019t run around going on a press tour touting a false narrative. I\u2019m pissed.\u201d\u201cAnd it\u2019s the people that were around Karmelo who sold this story to folks. Trying to sell racism for personal gain,\u201d he added. Notably, the Anthony family raised well over $600,000 through a GiveSendGo fundraiser that was launched soon after Metcalf was murdered. \u201cY\u2019all really showed out this time,\u201d Moore said.The social media post was reported by independent journalist Sarah Fields, who was inside the courtroom for the entire murder trial.\u201cExtremely interesting statement from Justin Moore, a member of Karmelo Anthony\u2019s legal team,\u201d Fields commented. \u201cThey have virtually no chance on appeal.\u201d\u201cWhat I find most interesting is that even Karmelo\u2019s own legal team seems to be throwing his parents under the bus,\u201d she added. \u201cWhen the people closest to the case start pointing fingers internally, that should tell you everything you need to know.\u201dExtremely interesting statement from Justin Moore, a member of Karmelo Anthony\u2019s legal team.They have virtually no chance on appeal. What I find most interesting is that even Karmelo\u2019s own legal team seems to be throwing his parents under the bus.When the people closest to\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/nNTYdUDGSJ\u2014 Sarah Fields (@SarahisCensored) June 24, 2026Douglass Mackey \u2014 who was targeted by the Biden Department of Justice for posting satirical memes about Hillary Clinton and won in court \u2014 said the comments from Moore reveal the legal team\u2019s new strategy.\u201cThe new appellate lawyer has now officially thrown Karmelo Anthony\u2019s parents and his supporters under the bus,\u201d he wrote. \u201cThe goal seems to be to try to make Karmelo Anthony more sympathetic to win a new sentence on appeal.\u201dJeff Metcalf, the slain teen\u2019s father, publicly called Anthony\u2019s parents, Andrew Anthony and Kayla Hayes, \u201ccowards\u201d soon after the trial.\u201cDrew Anthony. Kayla. You\u2019re cowards,\u201d he said. \u201cYou wouldn\u2019t even show up for your son\u2019s sentencing or victim\u2019s statement impacts. You abandoned your kid. You left him there.\u201d\u201cI guess he\u2019s no more use to you because you can\u2019t get any more GoFundMe money or [GiveSendGo] money,\u201d he added. \u201cYou are grifters. You should be ashamed of yourself. You raised that child, and I swear to God, CPS should come check on those other three that you still have.\u201dMetcalf was fatally stabbed by Anthony at a track meet in April 2025. Video footage and eyewitness accounts indicate that Metcalf was stabbed after he told Anthony to leave his team\u2019s tent and possibly shoved him. 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