The legal battle surrounding Karmelo Anthony has just taken an explosive turn. New, previously withheld records have surfaced, detailing a history of racist graffiti, slurs, and violent allegations involving the victim, Austin Metcalf—information that the jury never heard during Anthony’s initial murder trial.
Anthony, who was convicted in June for the April 2025 fatal stabbing of Metcalf at a Frisco high school track meet, is currently serving a 35-year sentence. While he has maintained from the start that he acted in self-defense, the jury previously rejected that claim.
During a hearing this past Thursday, Anthony’s legal team pushed for a new trial, bringing to light over 20 pages of Metcalf’s behavioral history that had been kept under wraps. The hearing also examined an informal agreement between prosecutors and Anthony’s former defense team to keep potentially inflammatory background information about both teens away from the jury.
According to CBS News Texas, the records include details about Metcalf and his twin brother spray-painting racist and antisemitic symbols. The graffiti reportedly included “KKK,” a statement calling for Black people to be killed, the N-word and praise for Adolf Hitler. The brothers were reportedly sentenced to 12 months of juvenile probation for the incident.
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Beyond the graffiti, the records document multiple instances of Metcalf allegedly using racial slurs at school and a 2023 incident where he was accused of bullying a Black student.
These revelations are shaking up a case that sparked a massive national racial debate, especially given that during Anthony’s trial, attorneys for both sides told jurors the fatal confrontation was not about race.