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McKINNEY, Texas \u2014 Karmelo Anthony\u2019s grandmother was filmed shouting \u201cRacist!\u201d as she left a Texas courthouse in an Acura sedan \u2014 hours after her 19-year-old grandson was convicted of murdering fellow teen Austin Metcalf and sentenced to 35 years in prison.<\/p>\n

Read more Karmelo Anthony placed in isolation at Texas prison after conviction in Austin Metcalf murder<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cRacist! Bias!\u201d Toni Hayes yells through the passenger side window of a black car on Tuesday amid the throngs of protesters outside the court in McKinney, Texas, in the Dallas suburbs.<\/p>\n

The chant appeared to start among the crowd of mostly black supporters who gathered ahead of Tuesday\u2019s verdict in the murder trial \u2014 which saw Anthony\u2019s family quickly claim he was the victim of racism.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe love Karmelo! We love him!\u201d one supporter yells at Hayes after the teen was sentenced to 35 years for the fatal stabbing at a Frisco high school track meet.<\/p>\n

Hayes is also heard saying, \u201cSend that message that they can do whatever,\u201d before making a heart gesture at her killer grandson\u2019s supporters.<\/p>\n

Read more Jasmine Crockett suggests she also would have stabbed Austin Metcalf in stunning defense of Karmelo Anthony<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cKeep your head up!\u201d another supporter yells, as others shout, \u201cPower to the people!\u201d and \u201cFree Karmelo!\u201d<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, a jury found Anthony guilty of murdering Metcalf in April last year in what he claimed was an act of self-defense.<\/p>\n

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Jurors also rejected his argument that the killing happened in the \u201cpassion of the moment,\u201d which would have reduced the charges to second-degree murder.<\/p>\n

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