Austin Metcalf’s grieving dad scolded Karmelo Anthony’s parents for fleeing the courtroom after the teen was convicted of murder — skipping the emotional statements from victims and leaving Anthony high and dry during sentencing.
Jeff Metcalf expressed empathy to Anthony, now 19, while condemning his parents for not sitting through the entire proceedings at the courthouse in McKinney, Texas, earlier this month.
The teen was ultimately sentenced to 35 years in prison for the fatal stabbing of Austin Metcalf at a track meet in April 2025.
4
Austin Metcalf’s dad, Jeff, blasted Karmelo Anthony’s parents for not sitting through the full court proceedings in their son’s murder trial earlier this month.Fox News
The elder Metcalf said Anthony’s parents, Kala Hayes and Andrew Anthony, failed to return to the courthouse after the guilty verdict was handed down – leaving their son to learn his fate while they peddled the narrative he wasn’t given a fair trial.
“They weren’t there for the sentencing and they were not there for victim impact statements,” Metcalf told Fox News host Will Cain. “They left that poor child up there by himself.”
