Austin Metcalf's family hit with death threats as Karmelo Anthony supporters face violence allegations

Supporters of Karmelo Anthony are present allegedly turning to unit pursuing his execution conviction, portion household members of Austin Metcalf, the teen who Anthony stabbed and killed, person been receiving decease threats pursuing the verdict.

They were some 17 erstwhile Anthony fatally stabbed Metcalf astatine a precocious schoolhouse way conscionable successful April of past year.

Anthony was convicted of execution and sentenced to 35 years down bars connected Tuesday. He has since filed a announcement of entreaty to situation the conviction.

Reports person circulated of Anthony supporters threatening violence. In 1 caller video posted connected X, seemingly by a idiosyncratic from Jacksonville, Florida, idiosyncratic riding a motorcycle appeared to battle a man. The video was taken from the rider's vantage point.

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Karmelo Anthony was convicted of sidesplitting Austin Metcalf. (Texas Department of Criminal Justice; Jeff Metcalf)

The alleged attacker questioned the victim, asking if helium was connected the Anthony proceedings assemblage selection.

In that video, a woman's dependable tin beryllium heard stating the antheral who was allegedly punched is simply a veteran.

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In a connection sent to Fox News Digital regarding the alleged incident, the Jacksonville Police Department said, "We are alert of this video circulating connected societal media and are actively looking into the video’s root and parties involved."

While threats continue, it appears yet different fundraiser for Anthony was circulating online.

A GoFundMe for convicted slayer Karmelo Anthony appears to person been created past abruptly unopen down by the crowdfunding root arsenic of Thursday. (GoFundMe)

A GoFundMe that raised hundreds of dollars was created past rapidly unopen down by the enactment connected Thursday.

A caller fundraiser for convicted slayer Karmelo Anthony has been unopen down connected Thursday. (GoFundMe)

In a connection sent to Fox News Digital, GoFundMe said:

"GoFundMe’s Terms of Service explicitly prohibit fundraisers that rise wealth for the ineligible defence of anyone formally charged with a convulsive crime. Consistent with this long-standing policy, immoderate fundraising campaigns for the ineligible defence of idiosyncratic charged with execution are removed from the level and afloat refunded. As such, the fundraiser has been removed from the level and the $726 raised has been refunded."

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Karmelo Anthony's grandmother, Toni Hayes, leaves tribunal successful McKinney, Texas, connected June 9, 2026. Anthony was sentenced to 35 years for the execution of Austin Metcalf astatine a way conscionable successful Frisco past year. (AJ Skuy for Fox News Digital)

Jurors connected the lawsuit person yet to talk publically astir the verdict.

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As for the Metcalf family, the threats support coming.

According to TMZ, a household subordinate received a substance that said, "He [Austin] ------ astir and recovered out," insinuating the unfortunate perchance provoked Anthony to fatally stab him.

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Another 1 of the messages sent read, "Should've stabbed huntsman too." Hunter is Austin's duplicate brother.

Austin Metcalf, 17, was stabbed to decease astatine a Texas way meet. (Jeff Metcalf)

People are allegedly "threatening to amusement up to Metcalf household homes, taunting them by saying they're soiling Austin's grave," TMZ reported.

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It was not instantly wide who sent the texts and to which household subordinate specifically they were sent.

Jeff Metcalf told CBS aft the proceedings that helium is inactive receiving decease threats and antecedently had his idiosyncratic accusation released.

Last August, constabulary responded to 911 calls with the SWAT squad showing up to the Metcalfs' Frisco, Texas, location with guns drawn, the outlet reported.

Fox News Digital has reached retired to the Metcalf household and the Frisco Police Department for remark connected the threats.