Cardi B is outraged as Karmelo Anthony is sentenced to 35 years in prison for the 2025 murder of a 17-year-old Austin Metcalf. Anthony gained public support after claiming he stabbed Metcalf in self-defense.
“Wow! That’s so special! Disgusting… This is not justice, this is setting an example!!!” Cardi B write on X.
Cardi B retweeted other posts in support of Anthony, include a sentence He “deserves better” and another read”, “Carmelo Anthony saved a man’s life almost four years ago, don’t let these trolls or the mainstream media tell you otherwise. What they are trying to do, make a character attack on his image, as dominant societies always do.
After the incident, many people defended Anthony. give send It was launched for him. Anthony stabbed Metcalf during an alleged verbal altercation and later claimed it was self-defense. He reportedly has no previous criminal record.
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Anthony’s family expressed concerns about safety and public scrutiny ahead of the trial. “I don’t know why we are being targeted and discriminated against before we get a fair trial,” Anthony’s mother, Kala Hayes, previously said, NBC DFW reported.
Carmelo Anthony’s sentencing
The jury took two and a half hours to reach a verdict. Both the prosecution and the defense waived their right to opening statements during the sentencing phase.
Anthony is guilty of first degree murder Metcalf’s deathHe sobbed as he was found guilty of murder on Tuesday, June 9.
Anthony is accused of fatally stabbing Metcalf during a rain delay at a high school track meet. Before the stabbing at Frisco Memorial High School, Metcalf reportedly asked Anthony, who is black, to leave the event because he did not attend that school. Matt Kraft is white.
Anthony has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the April 2, 2025, killing of Metcalf, saying it was self-defense.
About 200 pro- and anti-Anthony protesters clashed outside the court. “This whole thing is racist. We didn’t let it be racist!” one protester yelled, according to the New York Post.
A demonstrator was angry that there were no black jurors in the trial.
“Tell those white people, why is a black boy in front of an all-white jury? When has a white boy ever been in front of an all-black jury? Never!”
The jury is made up of white, Asian and Hispanic members.
