Collin County, Texas, authorities on Tuesday night released the booking photo of Karmelo Anthony, the teen convicted of murdering high school athlete Austin Metcalf.
Anthony was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to 35 years behind bars. Tuesday was his first day serving out his sentence.
&#8220;New mugshot of Karmelo Anthony in the Collin County Jail as he spends the first night of his 35 year sentence for murder,&#8221; CBS 11 reporter J.D. Miles posted. &#8220;He will [likely] be transported to prison in the coming days.&#8221;
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New mugshot of Karmelo Anthony in the Collin County Jail as he spends the first night of his 35 year sentence for murder. He will like be transported to prison in the coming days. <a href="https://t.co/yENKRyD6AP">pic.twitter.com/yENKRyD6AP</a>
— J.D. Miles (@jdmiles11) <a href="https://x.com/jdmiles11/status/2064531082783945151?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 10, 2026</a></blockquote>
Anthony, who is black, fatally stabbed Metcalf, who was white, at a track event in April 2025 in Frisco, Texas. The case quickly generated national attention, both due to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/family-of-karmelo-anthony-hosted-the-most-disgusting-press-conference-ive-ever-seen?author=Matt+Walsh&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Family+Of+Karmelo+Anthony+Hosted+The+Most+Disgusting+Press+Conference+I%E2%80%99ve+Ever+Seen">a narrative peddled by the Anthony family</a> and the glaring lack of coverage from the legacy media, which routinely highlights and escalates white-on-black incidents.
The high-profile trial started on June 1 with jury selection and wrapped in a matter of nine days. Video footage and witness testimony — even from defense witnesses — generally indicated that Anthony provoked the situation with Metcalf and deadly force was not needed, contradicting the self-defense argument from Anthony’s team.
Anthony broke down in tears when the verdict was read and was visibly shaking; he also broke down when his 35-year sentenced was announced. It&#8217;s unclear if Anthony cried during any other part of the trial. 
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Karmelo Anthony breaks down in tears you can hear inside courtroom. His bond has been extinguished he is in the custody of Collin County Sheriff
— J.D. Miles (@jdmiles11) <a href="https://x.com/jdmiles11/status/2064431182121443570?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 9, 2026</a></blockquote>
Notably, when Metcalf&#8217;s family read victim impact statements before the court, Anthony reportedly kept his head down and refused to look them in the eyes, even when asked to do so.
&#8220;You can’t even look me in the eyes right now, but you can stab my f*cking son in the heart,&#8221; the victim&#8217;s father Jeff Metcalf said.
Hunter, Metcalf&#8217;s twin brother, reportedly said to Anthony, “If you could just look me in the eye while I speak, I would really respect that.&#8221; Anthony looked down at the ground until Hunter was done speaking.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/slain-teens-dad-unloads-on-karmelo-anthony-in-courtroom-cant-even-look-me-in-the-eyes">Slain Teen’s Dad Unloads On Karmelo Anthony In Courtroom: ‘Can’t Even Look Me In The Eyes’</a>

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New Mugshot Of Convicted Murderer Karmelo Anthony Released

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Texas

Texas Democrat Rep. Jasmine Crockett claimed that black women suffer more “agony every single day” than the family of murdered high school athlete Austin Metcalf.
Crockett made the remark during an unhinged two-hour <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrPQgeiMVDs">stream</a> after 19-year-old Karmelo Anthony was sentenced to 35 years in prison for murdering the 17-year-old Metcalf. Anthony fatally stabbed Metcalf during a track meet in April 2025 in Frisco, Texas, and the case quickly garnered national attention. 
Responding to the murder sentence, Crockett turned to race, arguing that the Metcalf family, who are white, don&#8217;t understand the alleged pain of black women.  
“Black women, especially black women who have black male children live in fear and agony every single day &#8230; fear and agony that I promise you the Metcalfs probably never spent a day living that way and we&#8217;re going to have to have just some real conversations about race in this country,” Crockett said during her stream. 
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Rep. Crockett: &#8220;Black women live in agony every day that I promise the Metcalfs had never lived through&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/GVielzMf51">pic.twitter.com/GVielzMf51</a>
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) <a href="https://x.com/EndWokeness/status/2064549059273146821?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 10, 2026</a></blockquote>
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Crockett, who will leave Congress at the end of her current term after a failed run for Senate, added during the stream that she didn’t think the knife carried by Anthony at the track meet qualified as a “deadly weapon.” 
“Well, I would have argued the size of it alone, you wouldn&#8217;t even think it&#8217;s a deadly weapon,” she said as the panel she hosted argued that the knife used in the murder was a multi-tool and it only killed Metcalf because of where he was stabbed. 
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Rep. Crockett (D) says the knife used to kill Metcalf &#8220;was not a deadly weapon&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/evYfecEhqW">pic.twitter.com/evYfecEhqW</a>
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) <a href="https://x.com/EndWokeness/status/2064541374750371906?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 10, 2026</a></blockquote>
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She also claimed the jury should have considered whether it was “one stab versus a gazillion” that led to Metcalf’s death. 
“Because those are the ways that you look at intent, right? Like if you got a machete, bro, it&#8217;s a wrap, right? Like I mean, like the size and even in arguing these are the things that you argue right, like, is like what do you expect will happen if somebody got a machete versus what do you expect will happen if somebody has like a switchblade, like, or a Swiss Army Knife,” Crockett said. 
Crockett added that the jury should have considered the size of Metcalf compared to Anthony. She claimed the size differential could have strengthened Anthony&#8217;s self-defense claims.
&#8220;If a 300 pound man is beating me, like, on top of me and beating me down, I&#8217;m not limited to fist,&#8221; she said. &#8220;You know, I would argue that even, the only time we go into things like people&#8217;s hands being considered deadly weapons, is typically, like, if they&#8217;re a professional boxer, that kind of stuff, but I think by the time you start getting to, like, football player, good argument. Good, freaking arguments. We are not talking about, like, the golfers. We&#8217;re talking about football players, right?&#8221;
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Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D) suggests that she also would have stabbed Austin Metcalf: <a href="https://t.co/TBn3txFSAi">pic.twitter.com/TBn3txFSAi</a>
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) <a href="https://x.com/EndWokeness/status/2064535366397313205?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 10, 2026</a></blockquote>
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At the end of the stream, Crockett claimed one of her takeaways from the trial was that more black people needed to be on juries. 
“So, black people, stop walking yourself off the juries. First of all, make sure you show up,” she said. “Stop wondering why our kids are not being saved when you literally have people that don&#8217;t even see their humanity nine out of 10 times pulling up to jury duty and you saying you got other things to do and you trying to come up with every excuse for not showing up. You got to pay it forward.”
Contradicting Crockett’s racial narrative, a number of black teen witnesses <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jury-reaches-verdict-in-karmelo-anthony-murder-trial?topStoryPosition=undefined&amp;author=Amanda+Prestigiacomo&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=1&amp;rowHeadline=Top+Stories&amp;rowType=Top+Stories&amp;title=Jury+Reaches+Verdict+In+Karmelo+Anthony+Murder+Trial">testified</a> during the trial that Anthony was in the wrong and praised Metcalf’s character.
The high-profile trial started on June 1 with jury selection and wrapped in a matter of nine days. Video footage and witness testimony — even from defense witnesses — generally indicated that Anthony provoked the situation with Metcalf and deadly force was not needed, contradicting the self-defense argument from Anthony’s team.

Jasmine Crockett

Crockett Claims Karmelo Anthony’s Knife Was Too Small To Be Considered Deadly

Austin Metcalf

Racism

The father of slain teen Austin Metcalf unloaded on convicted murderer Karmelo Anthony while reading his victim impact statement inside the courtroom on Tuesday.
Anthony was convicted Tuesday of murdering Austin at a track meet in April 2025 and was sentenced to 35 years in prison.
Austin&#8217;s father, Jeff Metcalf, admonished Anthony for making the case about race and told him he&#8217;s been feeling &#8220;pure unfiltered rage&#8221; while grieving the loss of his son.
&#8220;I said from day one, this was never about race, please don&#8217;t politicize it,&#8221; Jeff said. &#8220;But what did you choose to do, both. It&#8217;s about right and wrong. We&#8217;re all humans. We all bleed the same color.&#8221;
Notably, Anthony&#8217;s family held a press conference after Austin&#8217;s murder and suggested Anthony was a victim of racial injustice. They forcibly removed Jeff from the presser when he said he wanted to speak with the Anthony family and possibly pray with them. The Anthony family also started a fundraiser in the wake of the murder, which accumulated more than $600,000. Many comments in support of the fundraiser were racially charged.
Continuing to address Anthony directly, Jeff told the 19-year-old to stop looking down and said his family had been robbed of Austin.
&#8220;A piece of me died with my son, and I&#8217;m expected to keep living,&#8221; he said. &#8220;You&#8217;re going to prison. I forgave you the day it happened. I don&#8217;t forgive what you did.&#8221;
&#8220;You&#8217;re free to make choices all you want, but you&#8217;re not free from those consequences,&#8221; the father continued. &#8220;You will face those consequences starting today.&#8221;
&#8220;People think that grief is sadness but it&#8217;s not. It&#8217;s rage! Pure unfiltered rage,&#8221; Jeff reportedly shouted while slamming his hands on the table in front of him. &#8220;You failed your parents, you failed yourself and you failed society, You don&#8217;t belong in this community.&#8221;
&#8220;You&#8217;re going to prison,&#8221; he added. &#8220;You can&#8217;t even look me in the eyes right now but you can stab my f*cking son in the heart.&#8221;
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Austin Metcalf&#8217;s dad, Jeff, just unloaded on Karmelo Anthony. 
&#8220;We were robbed, don&#8217;t look down, of all of these things.&#8221; 
&#8220;I said from day one, this was never about race, please don&#8217;t politicize it. But what did you choose to do, both. It&#8217;s about right and wrong. We&#8217;re all humans.…
— MaryAnn Martinez (@MaryAnnreports) <a href="https://x.com/MaryAnnreports/status/2064516855457611984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 10, 2026</a></blockquote>
Austin&#8217;s mother, Meghan Metcalf, also delivered a victim impact statement, telling Anthony he should consider himself fortunate given the pain he inflicted on the Metcalf family.
“My son was murdered,&#8221; she said. &#8220;He didn’t just die. He was taken from us, just as he was starting to live.&#8221;
&#8220;You may have just been given a sentence of 35 years — you should feel lucky because I&#8217;ve been sentenced to a life without my son,&#8221; she added.
Austin&#8217;s twin brother, Hunter Metcalf, told Anthony that he took &#8220;everything&#8221; away from him when he murdered Austin. Hunter notably held Austin as he died from Anthony&#8217;s vicious attack. Hunter also told Anthony that every morning he still sees Austin&#8217;s bedroom door shut, causing him immense pain.
Hunter also reportedly told Anthony to look him in the eyes when he was speaking. But Anthony refused, looking down instead. “If you could just look me in the eye while I speak, I would really respect that,” Hunter said.
Anthony&#8217;s murder trial started on June 1 with jury selection and wrapped in nine days. Video footage and witness testimony — even from defense witnesses — generally indicated that Anthony provoked the situation with Metcalf and deadly force was not needed, contradicting the self-defense argument from Anthony’s team. Anthony did not take the stand during the trial.

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Slain Teen’s Dad Unloads On Karmelo Anthony In Courtroom: ‘Can’t Even Look Me In The Eyes’

Slain Teen’s Dad Unloads On Karmelo Anthony In Courtroom: ‘Pure Unfiltered Rage!’

Court

Crime

A Collin County, Texas, jury on Tuesday found Karmelo Anthony, 19, guilty of murdering 17-year-old high school athlete Austin Metcalf.
Anthony, who was 17 years old at the time of the murder, was tried as an adult and is facing five years to life in prison for the first-degree murder conviction. Anthony broke down in tears when the verdict was read and was visibly shaking.
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CBS reporter J.D. Miles reported just before the verdict that more than two dozen deputies were outside the courtroom and a crowd outside the courthouse was gathering and chanting &#8220;Free Karmelo.&#8221;
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Tense scene in and around Collin County Courthouse. More than 2 dozen deputies outside the courtroom alone. Outside a crowd is gathering with chants of &#8220;Free Karmelo&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/Jy0e6jRNhl">pic.twitter.com/Jy0e6jRNhl</a>
— J.D. Miles (@jdmiles11) <a href="https://x.com/jdmiles11/status/2064424313713770967?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 9, 2026</a></blockquote>
Anthony, who is black, fatally stabbed Metcalf, who was white, at a track event in April 2025 in Frisco, Texas. The case quickly garnered national attention, both due to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/family-of-karmelo-anthony-hosted-the-most-disgusting-press-conference-ive-ever-seen?author=Matt+Walsh&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Family+Of+Karmelo+Anthony+Hosted+The+Most+Disgusting+Press+Conference+I’ve+Ever+Seen">a narrative peddled by the Anthony family</a> and the glaring lack of coverage from the legacy media, which routinely highlights and escalates white-on-black incidents.
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The high-profile trial started on June 1 with jury selection and wrapped in a matter of nine days. Video footage and witness testimony — even from defense witnesses — generally indicated that Anthony provoked the situation with Metcalf and deadly force was not needed, contradicting the self-defense argument from Anthony&#8217;s team.
Notably, Anthony did not take the stand during the trial.
The race narrative advanced by the Anthony family was also quickly dispelled during witness testimony. For example, a number of teen witnesses called to the stand by the state were black; they all said Anthony was in the wrong and spoke highly of Metcalf as a person and friend.
In an emotional moment, a male witness who knew both Anthony and the slain teen broke down crying about the murder, saying of Austin, “That was my brother, that was my brother that got stabbed.” <a href="https://x.com/SarahisCensored">Investigative journalist Sarah Fields</a>, who was in the courtroom, said the teen was asked directly if this case was about race. He responded, “No, Austin was a leader and he protected us.”
Video evidence also showed that Anthony was never surrounded by a mob, but was confronted by Metcalf alone. Metcalf explicitly told Anthony he wasn&#8217;t going to fight him, according to witness testimony.
Supporters of Anthony have been outside the courthouse since the trial started. They have made racial remarks and denigrated Metcalf. In seeming anticipation of any protest over the verdict, authorities secured the area early Tuesday morning.
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🚨 NOW: It’s 2:15am here outside the Collin County, TX courthouse where Karmelo Anthony’s trial is being held
And sheriff’s deputies have this placed LOCKED DOWN
I spoke with a couple deputies, and they’ve assured me they are READY to combat any sort of rioting that follows the… <a href="https://t.co/GTwoWnWcdN">pic.twitter.com/GTwoWnWcdN</a>
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) <a href="https://x.com/nicksortor/status/2064244936967377386?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 9, 2026</a></blockquote>
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/family-of-karmelo-anthony-hosted-the-most-disgusting-press-conference-ive-ever-seen?author=Matt+Walsh&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Family+Of+Karmelo+Anthony+Hosted+The+Most+Disgusting+Press+Conference+I’ve+Ever+Seen">Family Of Karmelo Anthony Hosted The Most Disgusting Press Conference I’ve Ever Seen</a>

Jury Reaches Verdict In Karmelo Anthony Murder Trial

Verdict Rendered In Karmelo Anthony Murder Trial 

Special Reporting

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Lawyers agreed to add the lesser charge of manslaughter to Karmelo Anthony&#8217;s charging docs on Tuesday, just before the jury was set to hear closing arguments.
&#8220;MANSLAUGHTER is now on the table with Karmelo Anthony,&#8221; The Daily Mail&#8217;s MaryAnn Martinez <a href="https://x.com/MaryAnnreports/status/2064355974211592597">reported</a>. &#8220;The lawyers and judge in this case have agreed to include it in the charging document that jurors will consider today after closing arguments.&#8221;
Anthony, who fatally stabbed high school athlete Austin Metcalf at a track event in April 2025, was indicted on a first-degree murder charge. The trial has been speedy and closing arguments are set for Tuesday, before the jury begins deliberations. Most legal commentators have speculated that the case presented by the state has been airtight, and a murder conviction was expected later today.
Anthony could face a significantly lighter sentence if convicted on the manslaughter charge instead of the murder charge. The manslaughter charge carries two to 20 years in prison, while a murder charge carries up to life in prison.
To be convicted on the murder charge, the jury would have to find that Anthony intentionally or knowingly killed Metcalf. For a manslaughter conviction, the jury would find that Anthony recklessly caused Metcalf&#8217;s death; intent to kill is not required.
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Here are screenshots of the Judge&#8217;s charge to the jury in the Karmelo Anthony murder trial. It&#8217;s the instructions they follow to determine whether the defendant&#8217;s actions met the requirements of murder or manslaughter. If they don&#8217;t meet the requirements of either he will be… <a href="https://t.co/AYYmRt9qF9">pic.twitter.com/AYYmRt9qF9</a>
— J.D. Miles (@jdmiles11) <a href="https://x.com/jdmiles11/status/2064382136182882449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 9, 2026</a></blockquote>
While giving closing arguments, the prosecution told jurors that a conviction on manslaughter would mean that they believe Metcalf &#8220;impaled himself on Karmelo Anthony’s knife,&#8221; according to reporting from CBS 11 News reporter J.D. Miles. Arguing that this was murder one, the state said Anthony &#8220;had it in his mind what he was going to do.&#8221;
Anthony, they said, ran for an exit after stabbing Metcalf, he didn&#8217;t look for a coach or someone to help. “It’s a guilty, guilty mindset,&#8221; the prosecution said, according to Miles. “&#8217;He touched me, he did this, he did that,&#8217; [is] what would he have said if he was really confronted by both of the twins, his words alone belie the fact that this was one on one, this was not a mob of Memorial kids. &#8230; He had it in his mind what he was going to do.&#8221;
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More prosecution closing
On whether manslaughter would apply in this case instead of murder
“If you think AM impaled himself on Karmelo Anthony’s knife, find him guilty of manslaughter”
On witnesses
“They all said Karmelo Anthony provoked it”
Why self defense doesn’t apply…
— J.D. Miles (@jdmiles11) <a href="https://x.com/jdmiles11/status/2064372612159947133?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 9, 2026</a></blockquote>
Closing arguments have now completed, and jurors are starting to deliberate.
This is a breaking story. Refresh the page for updates.

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BREAKING: Lesser Charge Added To Karmelo Anthony Charging Docs

Judge

Despite breaking numerous NCAA rules regarding gambling as an athlete, a Texas state court on Monday granted Texas Tech University quarterback Brendan Sorsby a temporary injunction, allowing him to play college football in the 2026-2027 season.
Retired Lubbock County Judge Ken Curry made the decision on Sorsby after he was assigned the case when the current judge recused himself. Curry&#8217;s decision comes after the NCAA declared him permanently ineligible in May. The NCAA took action on Sorsby after he admitted to wagering over $90,000 on professional and collegiate athletic events over four years following an investigation in March shortly after he transferred to Texas Tech from the University of Cincinnati. 
Judge Curry stated that Sorsby’s attorneys <a href="https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/49000177/brendan-sorsby-granted-injunction-vs-ncaa-eligible-play-2026">explained</a> he would suffer “probable, imminent, and irreparable injury” if he could not suit up for the Red Raiders in 2026, granting him an injunction just three days after the NCAA denied Texas Tech’s appeal.
Curry’s ruling shocked many around the country. ESPN&#8217;s College Football senior writer Pete Thamel discussed the nationwide consensus of the news.
“Reaction from lawyer Tom Mars, a veteran of NCAA cases: ‘In 40 years as a lawyer, I&#8217;ve never been as shocked and surprised by a court ruling.’ That sums the reaction on the college sports landscape today,” Thamel wrote on <a href="https://x.com/petethamel/status/2064001793659433028?s=46">X</a>.
After the ruling, the NCAA defended its decision to punish Sorsby and warned about &#8220;far-reaching&#8221; ramifications from the court&#8217;s decision. 
“The NCAA strongly disagrees with the court’s ruling in Sorsby’s case and is deeply concerned about the damaging, far-reaching and broadly destabilizing ramifications of this outcome — which undermines and corrupts the integrity of sports,” the NCAA <a href="https://x.com/petethamel/status/2063993834862706831?s=46">stated</a>.
NCAA President Charlie Baker also took to X to express his disappointment in Curry’s decision, even calling for the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bipartisan-bill-seeks-to-restore-order-to-college-sports">Protect College Sports Act</a> to be passed and signed into law sooner rather than later. 

“There is no better example of why targeted intervention from Congress is necessary. When you have schools and deep-pocketed supporters willing to look the other way on the glaring integrity threat of betting on your own team &#8211; and judges whose rulings effectively strip away our ability to stop them &#8211; only Congress can equip the @NCAA to apply this common sense rule to everyone fairly and consistently,” Baker <a href="https://x.com/charliebakerma/status/2064014366899679736?s=46">wrote</a>. “The Protect College Sports Act would empower the NCAA to enforce rules including the gambling restrictions &#8211; it&#8217;s needed now more than ever.” 
 
The NCAA is expected to appeal the decision. However, the ruling states that the NCAA cannot prevent Sorsby from “practicing, playing or otherwise participating on Texas Tech’s football team for the 2026 season.” If appealed, the four justices in the Texas Seventh Court of Appeals, who are all Texas Tech University law graduates, would be making the decision on their alma mater’s quarterback situation.
Thanks to the ruling, what has long been a major offense in college athletics has been downgraded to a slap on the wrist, as Sorsby will only be suspended for the first two games of Texas Tech’s 2026-2027 season.

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A number of devastating revelations against the defense team came to light this past week in the murder trial of Karmelo Anthony.
Anthony, who admitted to fatally stabbing 17-year-old student Austin Metcalf at a track meet in April 2025, is facing a first-degree murder charge and life in prison. The case has been tinged by race in the public, due to the glaring lack of mainstream media coverage and the narrative peddled by Anthony family advocates and supporters. Anthony is black and Metcalf is white.
<h3>Defense race narrative out the window </h3>
Though Anthony&#8217;s team has tried to make race a component of the murder — both inside and outside of the courtroom — witnesses have disrupted that narrative so far. A number of teen witnesses called to the stand by the state have been black, and they&#8217;ve all said Anthony was in the wrong, provoking the situation and not acting in self-defense. Though specific identities cannot be revealed because the witnesses are minors, Texas bureau chief for The Daily Mail, MaryAnn Martinez, posted on Friday that four out of the six teens who testified were black.
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We have now heard from six teens who were at the stadium the day Austin Metcalf was stabbed by Karmelo Anthony. Four out of the six are black . All have testified that Karmelo Anthony was asked to leave the Memorial HS team tent, provoked Austin Metcalf, and pulled a knife… <a href="https://t.co/5pQh7S83Zm">https://t.co/5pQh7S83Zm</a>
— MaryAnn Martinez (@MaryAnnreports) <a href="https://x.com/MaryAnnreports/status/2063012479127654848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 5, 2026</a></blockquote>
In an emotional moment, one witness who knew both Anthony and the slain teen broke down crying about the murder, saying of Austin, &#8220;That was my brother, that was my brother that got stabbed.&#8221; <a href="https://x.com/SarahisCensored">Investigative journalist Sarah Fields</a>, who was in the courtroom, said the teen was asked if this was about race, to which he responded, &#8220;No, Austin was a leader and he protected us.&#8221; Fields also noted while reporting the testimony, &#8220;A large majority of these witnesses are not white.&#8221;
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Part three of thread <a href="https://t.co/4AGJVlhM3p">pic.twitter.com/4AGJVlhM3p</a>
— Sarah Fields (@SarahisCensored) <a href="https://x.com/SarahisCensored/status/2063769220215718219?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 7, 2026</a></blockquote>
Martinez reported that one student, who is black, &#8220;wanted to attack Anthony&#8221; after the stabbing. &#8220;The teammate explained that he was on the football team with Austin and he considered him family,&#8221; Martinez said.
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New state witness Vincent Cooper, a coach at Frisco ISD, is now testifying how he was assigned to manage Karmelo Anthony after the stabbing and stop him from leaving the football stadium. Later, Cooper was asked to calm down a teammate of Austin Metcalf (pictured below) who was… <a href="https://t.co/NwwwB003dZ">pic.twitter.com/NwwwB003dZ</a>
— MaryAnn Martinez (@MaryAnnreports) <a href="https://x.com/MaryAnnreports/status/2062651763853873567?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 4, 2026</a></blockquote>
Notably, the defense team unsuccessfully objected when the jury was selected since no one on the jury is black. Supporters of Anthony outside the courthouse have also made racial remarks and denigrated Metcalf.
<h3>Anthony provoked the encounter</h3>
The defense team is offering a self-defense narrative, saying that Anthony was under Metcalf&#8217;s school&#8217;s track tent to seek shelter from bad weather. Some witnesses, however, say Anthony was asked to leave up to 15 times by different people and refused. He insulted the school&#8217;s football team, called those under the tent &#8220;p*ssies,&#8221; and called Metcalf a &#8220;b*tch,&#8221; according to testimony.
Anthony threatened Metcalf, who told him, &#8220;I&#8217;m not going to fight you at a track meet, bro,&#8221; a witness said, according to Fields&#8217; reporting. Anthony fatally stabbed the teen after Metcalf softly pushed or shoved him.
Additionally, some witnesses said Anthony was not fully sheltered beneath the tent before the confrontation, suggesting he wasn&#8217;t merely seeking shelter from hard rain. Others also said heavy rainfall occurred after the stabbing.
<h3>Defense witness says Anthony was wrong</h3>
In another key moment for the prosecution, a witness who was called to testify by the defense team on Saturday plainly stated that Anthony was &#8220;in the wrong.&#8221; The following exchange, <a href="https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/karmelo-anthony-murder-trial-frisco-day-3/4032788/?utm_source=chatgpt.com">reported</a> by NBC DFW, is between a teenage defense witness and Bill Wirskye, the lead prosecutor:
<blockquote>&#8220;You didn&#8217;t expect for there to be a stabbing?&#8221; Wirskye asked.
&#8220;No, sir,&#8221; the witness answered.
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&#8220;Who was in the wrong that morning?&#8221; Wirskye asked.
&#8220;I think Karmelo was in the wrong,&#8221; the witness answered.
&#8220;Karmelo provoked this, didn&#8217;t he?&#8221; Wirskye asked.
&#8220;Yes, sir,&#8221; the witness answered.</blockquote>
The defense will continue to call witnesses to the stand on Monday.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/race-narrative-kicked-into-overdrive-after-jury-selected-in-austin-metcalf-murder-trial">Race Narrative Kicked Into Overdrive After Jury Selected In Austin Metcalf Murder Trial</a>

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The flesh-eating New World screwworm has been confirmed in a Texas calf, marking the first detection of the parasite in U.S. livestock in decades.
The Department of Agriculture <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/flesh-eating-screwworm-scare-reaches-the-u-s">announced</a> Wednesday that a three-week-old calf in Zavala County, Texas, tested positive for New World screwworm, a parasite whose larvae feed on the living tissues of warm-blooded animals, and yes, sometimes humans.
The confirmation comes one day after The Daily Wire reported on a suspected case in South Texas and follows a growing outbreak in Mexico that prompted federal officials to warn that the pest could eventually cross into the United States.
According to the USDA, the screwworm infestation was found in the calf’s umbilical area. The parasite typically enters animals through open wounds, where larvae burrow into the flesh and feed on living tissue. Federal officials said no additional cases have been identified in the United States.
As far as meat and produce go, the USDA noted the food supply is safe because screwworms do not infest meat, fruits, vegetables, or other food sources.
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🚨 With the recent detection of New World screwworm in a 3-week-old bovine in Zavala County, TX, USDA urges residents to contact your veterinarian right away if you see any suspicious wounds, maggots, or infestations in your animals or herd.
If you see signs of maggot… <a href="https://t.co/lxxsjIgDcb">pic.twitter.com/lxxsjIgDcb</a>
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&#8220;All models showed New World screwworm entering the country in 2025; however, thanks to the hard work across the entire Trump administration and our industry, state, and local partners, we were able to buy time for this moment,&#8221; said Dudley Hoskins, Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs.
Hoskins said protecting America&#8217;s livestock is a national security issue &#8220;of the utmost importance.&#8221;
&#8220;USDA invested heavily in the tools needed to eliminate NWS ever since cases started increasing in Central America and Mexico. The United States has defeated this pest before, and we will do it again.&#8221;
The U.S. case comes after the screwworm was found last week in a five-year-old goat in Coahuila, the Mexican state that borders southwestern Texas. A separate case was reported on Sunday of the screwworm infecting a dog in Tamaulipas, another bordering Mexican state.
The current outbreak in Mexico has persisted for some time, prompting Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins to shut down livestock trade across the southern border in May 2025. There was one confirmed U.S. case last year from a person who returned to Maryland after traveling to El Salvador.
The USDA reports that screwworm maggots cause painful, foul-smelling wounds — and that maggots can sometimes be seen or felt in open wounds or in body openings, including the nose, mouth, eyes, ears, and genitals.
If the infestation isn’t caught early and treated quickly, it can lead to extensive tissue damage and sometimes death.
Adult screwworm flies are the size of a housefly, with orange eyes, a metallic blue or green body, and three dark stripes along their backs. The parasite is typically found in South America and parts of the Caribbean, but has been found farther north, in Central America and Mexico, over the last three years. While the major outbreak currently in Mexico and Central America is primarily in livestock, wildlife, and pets, there have been cases in people, according to the CDC.
If mammals or birds are found showing signs of irritated behavior, head shaking, a decaying odor, or maggots in wounds, they should be reported to an animal health official immediately.
The USDA and Texas officials are taking immediate action to eliminate the threat of screwworms in the United States through an action plan linked here.
The USDA warns that if you see signs of maggot infestations in live or very recently dead wild animals, especially in areas near the U.S.-Mexico border, call 866-487-3297 or report it to your local USDA Wildlife Services office.

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Making faith a center point of his Senate campaign, James Talarico says he doesn’t want to “claim” Jesus for the Democratic Party. Yet the woke church that molded him uses Christ to justify support for abortion, transgender procedures on kids, and protesting immigration enforcement.
A review of Talarico’s Texas church and its activist pastor — who Talarico calls a “mentor” — shows how closely his political views have been shaped by a leftist conception of Christianity. These positions, such as the promotion of abortion and acceptance of transgenderism, put Talarico at odds with many of the Texas voters the media have suggested could be amenable to the Democrat’s religious pitch against Republican Ken Paxton. 
Talarico’s church, St. Andrew’s Presbyterian in Austin, has pushed leftist activism for years while undermining traditional Christian beliefs such as the historical resurrection of Jesus. The church’s theological and political positions face scrutiny as Talarico looks to become the first Democrat to win statewide office in Texas for decades on a platform of defeating Christian nationalism and removing faith from “partisan politics.” 
“I&#8217;ve been the chief opponent of Christian nationalism in the Texas legislature. I believe the separation of church and state is a sacred boundary that doesn&#8217;t just protect the state, but also protects the church,” Talarico told religious leaders during a podcast earlier this year. “I&#8217;m trying not to claim Jesus for the Democratic Party. I&#8217;m trying to wrestle away Jesus from partisan politics.”
From a review of the church&#8217;s website, one would hardly guess that Talarico is interested in a non-partisan Jesus. St. Andrew’s, whose webpage features a cross draped in an LGBTQ flag, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/this-book-is-gay-read-the-sexually-explicit-volumes-james-talaricos-church-gives-kids">maintains</a> a “banned books” library filled with sexually explicit material aimed at young people and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/james-talaricos-church-funds-abortions-trans-summer-camps">donates</a> part of its annual budget to abortion giant Planned Parenthood. 
<div id="attachment_1108063" style="width: 1076px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1108063" class="wp-image-1108063 size-full" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2026/06/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-8.24.33-AM.png" alt="" width="1066" height="810" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2026/06/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-8.24.33-AM.png 1066w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2026/06/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-8.24.33-AM-300x228.png 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2026/06/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-8.24.33-AM-758x576.png 758w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2026/06/Screenshot-2026-06-02-at-8.24.33-AM-768x584.png 768w" sizes=" (max-width: 1066px) 100vw, 1066px" />St. Andrew&#8217;s Presbyterian</div>
In the name of <a href="https://www.staopen.org/inclusive-language">inclusivity</a>, Talarico’s church avoids referring to God as “Father” as Christians have done for thousands of years. Instead, the church recommends using “non-gendered” language for God. 
“Inclusive language, when used to refer to God, is non-gendered. Therefore, God is not referred to as ‘He’ or ‘Father’, nor as ‘She’ or ‘Mother,’” the church’s website says. 
This contradicts the Bible’s description of Jesus’ instructions to his disciples to refer to God as “our Father” when praying. In the biblical Gospels, Jesus refers to God as “Father” well over 100 times. 
The “Inclusive Bible” used by St. Andrew’s makes awkward gender revisions. The version changes the Lord’s Prayer, one of the most beloved and ancient Christian prayers, from “our Father who art in heaven” to “our Father-Mother in heaven.” 
Talarico appears to have adopted this belief during his time in the legislature, saying that “God is non-binary” while arguing against a Texas law keeping males out of female sports. 
In addition to not calling God &#8220;Father,&#8221; St. Andrew&#8217;s avoids referring to Jesus as “king,” as Christians have done for thousands of years. 
“When referring to God, we do not use the words ‘King’ and ‘Lord,’ because that would make God male,” the church says on its website. “When referring to Jesus, we do not use ‘king’ and ‘lord,’ because it hints at a hierarchy that we believe Jesus repudiated.”
&#8220;To say that our divine source is male is perhaps the most sexist comment a person can make,” the inclusive language guide says. “To equate the Almighty with masculinity might or might not hurt a particular victim of abuse, but it will definitely teach a view of life where our little girls will be more likely to be abused in the future.&#8221;
Many of the heterodox positions taken at St. Andrew&#8217;s come from Jim Rigby, Talarico’s “mentor” and a pastor at the church. In addition to his leftist political positions, he diverts from historic Christian belief that Jesus rose from the dead in a historic event called the resurrection. 
In a Christmas Day Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/jim.rigby.12/posts/957972940944180">post</a> from 2015, Rigby suggested that resurrection could actually be understood as “a poem about the whole life process.”
“Apparently, because I don&#8217;t believe in a literal resurrection, I&#8217;m not really Christian. This unfortunately also means I won&#8217;t be going to heaven with many of you,” he said, adding that he was told by a Christian that “we have to LITERALLY believe Jesus&#8217; corpse got up. If you believe all the above you will get to be with God in heaven. Let&#8217;s just hope God has a handle on that anger problem by now.”
Talarico, who <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/us/politics/james-talarico-christian.html">told the</a> New York Times that he believes in a historical resurrection unlike his mentor, said his faith is a “biblical Christianity.” 
Despite this difference of opinion, Talarico greatly credits Rigby for his worldview and closely mirrors his political positions. 
“Our pastor, Dr. Jim Rigby, who I&#8217;ve known since I was 2 years old, he married my parents. He baptized me,” Talarico said during a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4832vfsmf4">podcast</a>. “He is still my pastor today. And he showed me what it means to act with courage from the pulpit.”
In 2023, Rigby and St. Andrew’s <a href="https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/south-texas-el-paso/news/2023/01/17/social-justice-sermons">worked</a> to oppose legislation supported by Texas Republicans to shield kids from transgender procedures. 
“Anyone who preaches hate in Jesus’ name and we remain silent, then we are complicit,” Rigby said during the time of his involvement in the campaign against a bill to protect kids from puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and gender surgeries. 
Talarico has taken a similar approach as a state lawmaker. He <a href="https://journals.house.texas.gov/HJRNL/88R/PDF/88RDAY63FINAL.PDF">voted against</a> the 2023 law that protected kids from transgender surgeries and cross-sex hormone procedures.
Talarico also <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CVD-Gi-FbWh/?hl=en&amp;img_index=3">attacked</a> Republicans for passing a bill in October 2021 keeping males out of female sports.
“Texas Republicans have passed their anti-trans bill. Over and over, Christians used scripture to justify bullying trans kids,” he said at the time. “I told them in my faith, God is non-binary.”
Abortion is another issue where Talarico closely follows Rigby. In 2016, Rigby cited the so-called &#8220;constitutional right to an abortion” in an <a href="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/Rigby-New-fetal-remains-rule-is-a-Trojan-Horse-10689637.php">op-ed</a> lamenting proposals requiring the dignified burial of fetal remains and ultrasounds before ending the life of their unborn child. 
“It is chilling to witness politicians overriding science and medicine to impose their own beliefs on women,” he wrote. “The real reason politicians are pushing this seems to be the belief that a soul enters the body at conception, therefore making the fertilized human egg the moral equivalent to a fully gestated human being.”
Unlike many Christians, Rigby said he disagreed with that position. 
“Where is the religious freedom for the millions of us who believe that women&#8217;s bodies are not community property simply because they get pregnant? Where is the religious freedom for those of us who respect the moral agency of women?” he wrote. 
St. Andrew’s is a “reproductive freedom congregation,” meaning that it <a href="https://justtx.org/rfc/">affirms</a> that abortion is a “blessing” and a “moral and social good.” 
Talarico, running on a platform of enshrining Roe v. Wade into federal law, argues that Christianity is silent on abortion and actually supports the life-ending procedure. He grounds his support for abortion in the biblical account of an angel visiting the Virgin Mary and telling her that she would miraculously conceive and give birth to Jesus Christ. 
“I say all this in the context of abortion, because before God comes over Mary, and we have the incarnation, God asks for Mary’s consent,” he said during an appearance on the Joe Rogan podcast. “You cannot force someone to create … so that’s how I come down on that side of the issue.”
In 2016, St. Andrew’s became part of a <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/faith-leaders-pledge-offer-sanctuary-immigrants-facing-deportation/">movement</a> of woke churches offering to shelter illegal immigrants, and Rigby was <a href="https://www.fox7austin.com/news/pulpit-to-soapbox-austin-preacher-wants-immigration-reform">arrested</a> for trespassing inside the state capitol in 2017 while protesting a proposed law targeting sanctuary city policies. 
If elected, Talarico says he will go after ICE and ban them from shielding their identity while conducting operations. 
“We have to ban ICE agents from wearing masks, from kidnapping people off our streets without a warrant,” he said on a podcast. “We have to require them to identify themselves like any law enforcement official. And we have to end this policy of mass deportations that again is terrorizing our communities across Texas and across this country.”
Another issue that has plagued the Talarico campaign is the question of veganism. While he once boasted about having a meat-free campaign, he now says he proudly consumes Texas barbecue. His church <a href="https://www.staopen.org/earth-care">encourages</a> people to “eat a plant based diet for the planet’s health and yours.”

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The family of accused murderer Karmelo Anthony appears to be amping up allegations of racial bias after reports indicated Wednesday that no black jurors have been selected for Anthony&#8217;s trial.
Anthony, a 19-year-old black male, was charged with first-degree murder after he fatally stabbed high school student Austin Metcalf, who is white, at a track event in April 2025 in Frisco, Texas.
Anthony&#8217;s defense team challenged the prosecution striking potential black jurors from the jury pool, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJFT2uoOscI">according</a> to FOX 4. The judge denied the challenge, since jury selection was not based on race.
A spokesman for the Anthony family, Dominique Alexander, took to numerous social media platforms to complain about the jury selection. On X, he reposted a statement from Next Generation Action Network, an organization for which he serves as president. 
&#8220;The Next Generation Action Network is outraged by today’s jury selection process in the Karmelo Anthony trial,&#8221; the statement said. &#8220;The prosecution used its final strikes to remove the remaining qualified Black jurors from the jury pool, raising serious concerns about fairness and equal justice.&#8221;
&#8220;We respect the court, but we will not remain silent,&#8221; the statement continued. &#8220;NGAN will continue monitoring this case and informing the public every step of the way. Every person deserves a fair trial and confidence that justice is being administered without bias. We are calling on the court to ensure Mr. Anthony’s constitutional rights are fully protected. <a class="css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1loqt21" dir="ltr" role="link" href="https://x.com/hashtag/FairTrial?src=hashtag_click">#FairTrial</a> <a class="css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1loqt21" dir="ltr" role="link" href="https://x.com/hashtag/EqualJustice?src=hashtag_click">#EqualJustice</a> <a class="css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1loqt21" dir="ltr" role="link" href="https://x.com/hashtag/NGAN?src=hashtag_click">#NGAN</a>.&#8221;
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The Next Generation Action Network is outraged by today’s jury selection process in the Karmelo Anthony trial. The prosecution used its final strikes to remove the remaining qualified Black jurors from the jury pool, raising serious concerns about fairness and equal justice.
We…
— Next Generation Action Network (NGAN) (@NextGenAction) <a href="https://x.com/NextGenAction/status/2062297348789752311?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 3, 2026</a></blockquote>
Journalist Sarah Fields reported on Wednesday that no black jurors had been selected, and the jury will not be sequestered for the trial.
&#8220;The jury has been selected in the Karmelo Anthony trial,&#8221; she posted online. &#8220;Karmelo Anthony supporters are angry because there are no African Americans on the jury.&#8221;
&#8220;Also, up until now, we were under the impression that the jury would be sequestered. They were not,&#8221; Fields added. &#8220;This means jurors will return home each day rather than being isolated for the duration of the trial.&#8221;
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BREAKING: The jury has been selected in the Karmelo Anthony trial.
Karmelo Anthony supporters are angry because there are no African Americans on the jury.
Also, up until now, we were under the impression that the jury would be sequestered.
They were not.
This means jurors…
— Sarah Fields (@SarahisCensored) <a href="https://x.com/SarahisCensored/status/2062300230922420554?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 3, 2026</a></blockquote>
About two weeks after Metcalf was killed, Alexander held a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/family-of-karmelo-anthony-hosted-the-most-disgusting-press-conference-ive-ever-seen">jarring press conference</a> on behalf of the Anthony family. He stoked racial tensions and scolded Jeff Metcalf, the father of the slain teen, for asking if he could pray with the Anthony family. Metcalf was removed from the presser.
As previously noted by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/family-of-karmelo-anthony-hosted-the-most-disgusting-press-conference-ive-ever-seen">The Daily Wire</a>, Alexander has a disturbing criminal history himself, including a conviction for child abuse involving his girlfriend&#8217;s 2-year-old son, who suffered a brain bleed. He was also indicted in 2019 on a felony family-violence charge involving allegations by a former girlfriend.
The killing of Metcalf has garnered national attention, including scrutiny of the coverage from legacy media, which routinely highlights and escalates white-on-black incidents. In this case, mainstream outlets were largely silent on the incident, seemingly because Anthony is black and Metcalf is white.
According to eyewitness accounts, the confrontation between Metcalf and Anthony began when Metcalf told Anthony to leave his team’s tented area during the track meet. It’s unclear if Metcalf touched Anthony at all before the stabbing. Witnesses told investigators that Anthony threatened Metcalf, pulled out a knife, stabbed him, and ran from the scene. Metcalf later died in his twin brother’s arms.
Anthony admitted to police that he stabbed Metcalf, reportedly telling officers, “I’m not alleged, I did it.”
The 19-year-old is being tried as an adult and is facing life behind bars.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/free-karmelo-supporters-of-austin-metcalfs-accused-killer-gather-outside-courthouse">‘Free’ Karmelo: Supporters Of Austin Metcalf’s Accused Killer Gather Outside Courthouse</a>

Race Narrative Kicked Into Overdrive After Jury Selected In Austin Metcalf Murder Trial

New fear unlocked: the flesh-eating maggot that happily burrows inside livestock, wildlife, and yes, even humans, eating its prey from the inside out a little too close to home, especially for Texans.
The New World screwworm is a type of fly that feeds off wounds — and a potential case in South Texas is now being tested at the National Veterinary Services Laboratories in Iowa.
&#8220;We have already activated personnel on the ground and are working with local partners,&#8221; the Department of Agriculture<a href="https://x.com/USDA/status/2062245310689345981?s=20"> announced</a> Wednesday.
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A case of NWS may have been detected in South Texas. The sample is now at USDA&#8217;s National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) in Ames, lowa for confirmatory testing. We will provide updates the moment results are available.
We have already activated personnel on the ground…
— Dept. of Agriculture (@USDA) <a href="https://x.com/USDA/status/2062245310689345981?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 3, 2026</a></blockquote>
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The potential U.S. case comes after the screwworm was <a href="https://www.farmprogress.com/farm-policy/new-world-screwworm-now-25-miles-from-border">found last week in a 5-year-old goat</a> in Coahuila, the Mexican state that borders southwestern Texas. A separate case was reported on Sunday of the screwworm infecting a dog in Tamaulipas, another bordering Mexican state. As of Monday, the USDA is tracking 1,981 active animal cases in the country.
The current outbreak in Mexico has gone on for a while, which caused Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins to shut down livestock trade across the southern border in July 2025. <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/new-world-screwworm/situation-summary/index.html">There was one confirmed U.S. case</a> last year from a person who returned to Maryland after traveling to El Salvador.
Adult screwworm flies are the size of a housefly, with orange eyes, a metallic blue or green body, and three dark stripes along their backs. The parasite is typically found in South America and parts of the Caribbean, but has been found farther north, in Central America and Mexico, over the last three years. While the outbreak in Mexico and Central America is primarily in livestock, wildlife, and pets, there have been cases in people, according to the <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/new-world-screwworm/situation-summary/">CDC</a>.
The agency reports the screwworm maggots cause painful, foul-smelling wounds — and that sometimes maggots can be seen or felt in open wounds or in parts of the body with openings, including nose, mouth, eyes, ears, and genitals.
If the infestation isn’t caught early and treated quickly, it can lead to extensive tissue damage and sometimes death.
The CDC advises keeping any open wounds clean and covered, no matter the size or location on the body. Wear loose clothing, long-sleeved shirts and pants, hats, and socks to limit skin exposure. Other preventive measures include using an EPA-registered insect repellent, treating clothes with products containing 0.5% permethrin, and sleeping indoors when able.
If mammals or birds are found to be showing signs of irritated behavior, head shaking, decaying smell, or maggots in wounds, they should be reported to an animal health official immediately.
The <a href="https://www.aphis.usda.gov/node/1050/stop-screwworm/current-status?page=1">USDA</a> is reporting any new &#8220;screwworm&#8221; cases within 400 miles of the U.S. border on its map tracker every Tuesday and Thursday, and new cases within 100 miles are being tracked daily.

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The trial of accused murderer Karmelo Anthony kicked off this week in Collin County, Texas, drawing supporters of the 19-year-old defendant who gathered outside the courthouse and chanted for his &#8220;freedom.&#8221;
Anthony is facing life in prison after allegedly fatally stabbing 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a track event in Frisco, Texas, in April 2025. The case has garnered nationwide attention, including scrutiny of legacy media coverage surrounding the killing, which routinely highlights and escalates white-on-black incidents. In this case, the accused perp, Anthony, is black, and the victim, Metcalf, is white.
&#8220;I declare, I decree, Karmelo Anthony is free,&#8221; was chanted by Anthony supporters who gathered outside the courthouse on Monday, when jury selection started for the trial. About a dozen people in Karmelo Anthony T-shirts participated in the demonstration, according to video footage captured by The Dallas Morning News.
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Anthony has also raked in more than $600,000 from an online fundraiser that was started in the wake of the killing. Some people who contributed to the fundraiser added racially-charged comments of support.
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I haven’t moved on from the Karmelo Anthony fundraiser. They donated half a million as a reward for killing a white kid. Zero evidence or reason to think it was “self defense,” and they didn’t care. It was a reward for killing a white kid. I’ll never forget it. Neither should you
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) <a href="https://x.com/MattWalshBlog/status/2061561412657336530?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 1, 2026</a></blockquote>
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According to eyewitness accounts, the confrontation began when Metcalf told Anthony to leave his team&#8217;s tented area during the track event. It&#8217;s unclear if Metcalf touched Anthony at all before the stabbing. Witnesses told investigators that Anthony then pulled out a knife, threatened Metcalf, and stabbed him. Metcalf later died in his twin brother&#8217;s arms.
Anthony admitted to police that he stabbed Metcalf, reportedly telling officers, &#8220;I&#8217;m not alleged, I did it.&#8221;
Jeff Metcalf, Austin&#8217;s father, said after Anthony was indicted last year that he&#8217;s confident justice will be served.
“I am pleased that we are moving forward,&#8221; he said in a statement. &#8220;With the first-degree murder indictment, it now goes into the court system. I fully believe that justice will be served for Austin Metcalf. I look forward to the forthcoming trial. But it will never bring my son back.”
Anthony is being tried as an adult and facing a first-degree murder charge. His defense team is expected to claim he acted in self-defense when he stabbed Metcalf.

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