{"id":1222,"date":"2026-06-04T16:39:35","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T16:39:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=1222"},"modified":"2026-06-04T16:39:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T16:39:35","slug":"jury-selection-in-karmelo-anthony-murder-case-delivers-major-blow-to-defense-as-trial-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=1222","title":{"rendered":"Jury selection in Karmelo Anthony murder case delivers major blow to defense as trial begins"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The teen on trial for allegedly fatally stabbing a Texas high school football star suffered a major blow after jury selection wrapped without a single black juror seated on the panel, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=1220\">Austin Metcalf\u2019s final words revealed in fatal stabbing at Texas track meet<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The trial for Karmelo Anthony, who is black, will kick off Thursday morning with opening statements in the case accusing him of killing Austin Metcalf because of a dispute over seating at a track and field meet last year.<\/p>\n<p>Anthony\u2019s lawyer, Mike Howard, objected to prosecutors\u2019 last three strikes of potential jurors on Wednesday, claiming the dismissal of the panelists were racially motivated, according to local outlet WFAA.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose three were 100% of the available African-American jurors in the strike zone,\u201d Howard claimed.<\/p>\n<p>But prosecutors countered that the choice was not racial but rather was made because all three of those jurors were teachers.<\/p>\n<p>Judge John Roach Jr. ultimately sided with the prosecution that the choice wasn\u2019t based on race.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=1218\">The curious coaching decision that burned Spurs in late Game 1 meltdown<\/a><\/p>\n<p>At the conclusion of selection on Wednesday, 18 jury members were seated, including six alternates.<\/p>\n<p>Anthony, 19, faces up to life in prison if convicted of the April 2, 2025 killing.<\/p>\n<h2>Here is the latest on the stabbing death of Austin Metcalf<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Texas DA reveals whether teen charged with killing HS football star will face death penalty<\/li>\n<li>Karmelo Anthony living with family in $900K home in gated community, bought new car after release on bond in Austin Metcalf murder case: report<\/li>\n<li>Karmelo Anthony moved to undisclosed location after reported death threats<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Disrespected\u2019 dad of slain teen Austin Metcalf breaks silence after being thrown out of Karmelo Anthony press conference<\/li>\n<li>Austin Metcalf\u2019s dad trashes \u2018Protect White Americans\u2019 protesters who held rally for slain teen: \u2018They don\u2019t give a s\u2013t about my family\u2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Metcalf, of Frisco Memorial High School, asked Anthony, then a 17-year-old senior from Frisco Centennial High School, to move from Memorial\u2019s seating area during the meet at Kuykendall Stadium.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Anthony then pulled a knife out of his bag and stabbed Metcalf \u2013 who died in the arms of his twin, Hunter Metcalf, prosecutors alleged.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=1216\">John Bolton set to plead guilty in classified documents case: report<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Anthony fled and was arrested shortly after.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karmelo Anthony &#8212; on trial for allegedly fatally stabbing a Texas high school football star Austin Metcalf &#8212; suffered a major blow after jury selection wrapped without a single black juror.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1221,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1222","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-us-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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