The Karmelo Anthony Post That Ended A Prison Official’s Career

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has confirmed that an employee has been terminated over her remarks about Karmelo Anthony in the wake of his murder conviction and subsequent 35-year prison sentence.

The TDCJ confirmed to The Dallas Morning News that Donna Robinson was no longer with the department after she posted on Facebook about the case, saying that she believed Anthony was likely to be “protected” in prison. She also added, “I’m just glad we didn’t have to bury another Black child. Let them start burying some of theirs for a change. FK’em I said what I said.”

Libs of TikTok shared screenshots of the post on Friday, following up later with a post stating that Robinson had been let go.

This woman claims to be on the Board of Pardons and Parole in Texas

She allegedly posted this after Karmelo Anthony was found guilty.

We reached out to @TDCJ but they declined to respond pic.twitter.com/OBxn2rRsdg

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) June 12, 2026

“I am a parole supervisor at TX DCJ Karmelo will be ok he I can almost assure you will be protected on the inside. I for one don’t give fk about the family’s loss. It’s about time these fking bigots feel the pain tha they have inflicted on other people since the beginning of time!” she posted.

“I’m just glad we didn’t have to bury another black child. Let them start burying some of theirs for a change. FK’em I said what I said,” she added.

The TDCJ said in a statement to The Dallas Morning News that Robinson’s comments undercut the department in a way that was deemed unacceptable, and after a review of her public statements, she was fired.

“These statements are incompatible with TDCJ policy and values. They demonstrate bias and a lack of the impartiality essential to the fair administration of justice in Texas,” the statement said, noting that employees were expected on a regular basis to make decisions in the workplace that had to be free from bias. “Discriminatory or inflammatory conduct that erodes public confidence in the criminal justice system will not be tolerated.”

Anthony, 19, was convicted for the murder of Austin Metcalf, 17 — whom he fatally stabbed at a high school track meet — and was sentenced to 35 years in prison.