{"id":1645,"date":"2026-06-09T20:40:39","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T20:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=1645"},"modified":"2026-06-09T20:40:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T20:40:39","slug":"hate-filled-protests-erupt-outside-courthouse-after-karmelo-anthony-found-guilty-of-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=1645","title":{"rendered":"Hate-filled protests erupt outside courthouse after Karmelo Anthony found guilty of murder"},"content":{"rendered":"
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MCKINNEY, Texas \u2014 Hate-filled clashes focused on race erupted Tuesday outside the courthouse where black teen Karmelo Anthony was convicted of murdering white fellow high-schooler Austin Metcalf.<\/p>\n

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\u201cFree Karmelo!\u2019\u2019 pro-Anthony supporters screamed, rallying against the swift verdict that could now land the 19-year-old up to life behind bars.<\/p>\n

Someone raged, \u201cThis whole thing\u2019s been racist!<\/p>\n

\u201cWe didn\u2019t make it racist!\u201d<\/p>\n

Another person yelled, \u201cY\u2019all used to locking up n\u2014as any goddamn way!\u201d<\/p>\n

A demonstrator was furious at the fact that Anthony didn\u2019t have a single black juror at trial.<\/p>\n

\u201cTell those white folks, why is a black boy in front of an all white jury? When has a white boy been in front of an all black jury? Never!\u201d<\/p>\n

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The jury consisted of whites, Asians and Hispanics.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the latest on Karmelo Anthony\u2019s murder trial following the fatal stabbing of Austin Metcalf<\/h2>\n