Threats Made Against Austin Metcalf's Family After Karmelo Anthony Verdict

Threats have been made against the family of Austin Metcalf following the guilty verdict in the Karmelo Anthony trial.

Anthony, 19, was found guilty of stabbing and killing Metcalf at a high school track meet in Frisco, Texas last year. Anthony claimed he was acting out of self-defense when he stabbed and killed Metcalf at the high school track meet. Both boys were 17 years old at the time of the incident.

A Texas jury found Anthony guilty of murder on Tuesday. He was sentenced to more than 30 years in prison.

Tragically, in the wake of the guilty verdict, the family of Metcalf has been receiving disturbing death threats, following the trial ending.

Metcalf's family has had to deal with their son dying and now disturbing threats from the public.

Threats made against Metcalf's family

"Sources connected to the trial tell TMZ ... the Metcalf family has been receiving death threats since Anthony was arrested for fatally stabbing Austin in April 2025 ... but after Tuesday's guilty verdict, the family was flooded with dozens of hateful messages across social media and text messages to their personal phones," TMZ Sports reported on Thursday.

"TMZ obtained one of the hostile messages, which you can see above. Someone told the family Austin's twin brother, Hunter, should have died and that Austin '****ed around and found out.' TMZ has also learned that people are threatening to show up to Metcalf family homes, taunting them by saying they're soiling Austin's grave."

An investigation into the threats is underway.

Anthony, meanwhile, is currently being held at a local jail, before he gets transferred to a state prison, where he'll serve more than 30 years.

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This story was originally published June 11, 2026 at 7:19 AM.