Court documents obtained by Fox News Digital reveal a disturbing pattern of alleged rage, threats, and violence by Karmelo Anthony in the months leading up to his fatal stabbing of Austin Metcalf at a Texas high school track meet on April 2, 2025. Hours before the incident, Anthony’s girlfriend reported him to school staff for allegedly stalking her, texting that he was “on the verge.” The 75-page document outlines prosecutors’ intent to introduce evidence of dozens of alleged prior acts, including explicit threats of violence, assaults, and messages detailing an obsession with weapons, particularly firearms. One exchange from December 2023 quotes Anthony stating, “When I get mad i see red,” “When I get mad i blackout,” and “When I get mad i cant control myself.” Evidence presented includes an Instagram photo from May 2024 allegedly showing Anthony holding a firearm, and subsequent text messages from May and June 2024 where he threatened to shoot a woman and his girlfriend, asking her, “how many bullets uu want coming out of ur chest.” Threats continued into the fall of 2024, with messages referencing “gun to the head,” and by November, he allegedly wrote about “shooting something up” and acquiring a “switch.” Videos from November 2024 and January 2025 reportedly show Anthony holding and aiming what appears to be a firearm. Further exchanges in February 2025 discussed purchasing a firearm and carrying one. The document also details discussions about committing robberies in January 2025 and a school suspension for fighting in February 2025. By March 2025, threats escalated to, “imma f—— murder u … yo friends go die … sho them ts,” followed by an alleged assault on his girlfriend on March 14, 2025, and a threat with a deadly weapon referencing a gun just thirteen days later. The notice also cites alleged racist and anti-gay messages, drug discussions, and numerous prior assaults dating back to his school years. Anthony was convicted of murder and sentenced to 35 years, and he has appealed the conviction, while the court document itself is not a judicial finding of guilt but rather prosecutors’ presentation of alleged extraneous offenses.
Adapted from: U.S. News Today on Fox News
