Karmelo Anthony found guilty: Collin Co. DA speaks

Following a tense trial and a 35-year prison sentence for Karmelo Anthony, the family of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf held an emotional press conference outside the adjourned Collin County Courthouse. Free from the constraints of a trial gag order, Austin’s father, Jeff Metcalf, forcefully defended his late son's memory against public backlash and revealed the family had been targeted by multiple dangerous "swatting" calls. Joined by Austin's twin brother and mother, who noted that while Anthony received 35 years, she was "sentenced to a lifetime without my son," the grieving family spoke out publicly for the first time, demanding accountability and emphasizing that the tragedy was strictly a matter of right and wrong.