Murderer Karmelo Anthony Is Already Complaining From Prison
Convicted killer Karmelo Anthony claims he is broke and cannot afford a lawyer despite his family raising more than $635,000 through a crowdfunding campaign for his legal defense. Anthony, 19, who was found guilty and sentenced to 35 years behind bars for murdering 17-year-old Austin Metcalf, requested a court-appointed appellate attorney on Wednesday, according to new filings reported by WFAA.The filing says Anthony is a “penniless, destitute, and indigent person, too poor to employ counsel to represent me on the appeal,” according to WFAA. Anthony was sentenced to 35 years in prison after a Texas jury found him guilty of first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf during a track meet in Frisco, Texas, in April 2025.In the days that followed, the stabbing drew national attention. Anthony’s family launched a fundraiser on GiveSendGo, a Christian crowdfunding platform that allows fundraising campaigns connected to criminal cases.The now-deleted fundraising page complained that it’s been a “challenging and difficult time” for Anthony’s family and claimed...
By: dailywire.com
