Disgusting boost for killer teen whose victim, 17, died in twin’s arms

Disgusting boost for killer teen whose victim, 17, died in twin’s arms

A killer teen who stabbed a 17 year-old boy to death at a track meet has officially raised more money than his victim on their respective crowdfunding pages.

Karmelo Anthony pulled out a knife and killed Austin Metcalf, 17, at the Kuykendall Stadium last week in Frisco after he was told he was sitting in the wrong area, according to police. Metcalf, a star athlete, bled to death in his twin brother Hunter’s arms.

A GiveSendGo page for Anthony has received $318,312 for his legal defense as of 3:10pm ET Thursday. He doesn’t deny killing Metcalf and said ‘It’s not alleged, I did it,’ after his arrest – but claims he acted in self-defense.

That’s more than the $318,293 raised by the main donation page for Austin’s family.

One of Anthony’s donors wrote: ‘I stand with this family because I too have a black son. He goes to school with Karmelo at Centennial – he says this boy is Respectful and Kind… so I stand by this family because it could have been my son!’

They added: ‘I’ll donate every time I get paid I’m sewing a seed. Why because if we don’t he won’t see justice and I’d hope that if my son needed help he’d get it.’

The Frisco community and the nation at large have been divided over the case, with misinformation spreading online.

A spokesman for Anthony was forced to deny that the accused killer had been bullied by Metcalf before the fatal confrontation at the match. The two boys had never met each other before the killing, it was confirmed on Wednesday.

Karmelo Anthony pulled out a knife and killed Austin Metcalf, 17, at the Kuykendall Stadium last week.

‘The disinformation that is going online is hurting this case and it has to stop. As we know right now, Austin Metcalf and Karmelo Anthony did not know each other,’ said Dominique Alexander, who works with Next Generation Action Network (NGAN).

‘Karmelo Anthony has a right to a fair trial, unbiased and removed of racial hate and bigotry,’ he added at a press conference held Tuesday.

The spokesman also said the Anthony family can’t leave their home after their address was leaked online, leading to ‘graphic and racist threats.’

They have been sent images of ‘black children with knives stuck in their head’, Alexander said.

The spokesman addressed the community after some of Anthony’s online supporters claimed ‘there was more to the story’ of the stabbing and said without evidence the teen had been bullied.

It comes after Collin County district attorney Greg Willis said Anthony would not face the death penalty or life in prison if convicted of Metcalf’s murder.

‘The Supreme Court has said not only can you not seek the death penalty against someone who committed a crime when they’re 17, you can’t even get them life without parole. That would not be something we could do even if we wanted to,’ told WFAA.

Meanwhile, Frisco authorities were forced to issue multiple statements denying unfounded rumors regarding Metcalf’s killing, including a viral post that falsely claimed Metcalf died from an ‘MDMA drug overdose.’

‘The Frisco Police Department is aware of an image circulating on social media purporting to be a report from the Collin County Medical Examiner’s Office,’ police said in a statement Friday. ‘At this time, the report has NOT been released. Therefore, any information currently found online is FALSE.’

‘Beware of those taking to social media to deliberately spread misinformation, hate, fear and division,’ Shilson said, in reference to posts shared online highlighting that Metcalf is white and Anthony is black.

Chief Shilson said his department will investigate the source of the misinformation under third-degree felony charges of impersonation.

Anthony stabbed Metcalf in the heart, killing him, after Metcalf told him he was sitting in the wrong chair at the match between their two schools, according to police.

Anthony’s lawyers have said they will ask for the murder charge against him to be downgraded, claiming he knifed Metcalf in self-defense.

An arrest report says a confrontation between the two star football players began when Metcalf told Anthony he was sitting under another team’s pop-up tent and told him to move.

The two students from different high schools began fighting before Anthony unzipped his bag and reached in, telling Metcalf: ‘Touch me and see what happens.’

The report says Metcalf then ‘grabbed Anthony to tell him to move and Anthony pulled out … a black knife and stabbed Austin once in the chest.’

Anthony reportedly ran away before being arrested by responding officers.

He had apparently told a school resource officer: ‘I was protecting myself,’ and, ‘He put his hands on me.’

Anthony also asked an officer if what he did could be considered self-defense and asked whether the victim was going to be OK, per police.

Metcalf’s twin brother, Hunter, was by his side and held him in his arms as he died.

‘I tried to whip around as fast as I could,’ a heartbroken Hunter told WFAA. ‘I looked at my brother and I’m not going to talk about the rest. I tried to help him.’

Metcalf, a junior, was a star football player at Frisco’s Memorial High School and planned to be a college athlete. A GoFundMe set up for him says he was recently voted Most Valuable Player and had a 4.0 GPA at school.

Anthony, a senior, is also a star for the Centennial high school football team.