Immediately following the unanimous guilty verdict against 19-year-old Karmelo Anthony for the first-degree murder of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf, a family representative blamed the “all-white” jury for the verdict, despite the fact that just seven members of the 12-person jury were white.

Dominique Alexander, a spokesperson tied to the Next Generation Action Network and acting on behalf of Anthony’s family, publicly insisted that the conviction was unjust and that “black America should be very upset about what went on today.”

The jury had been seated with zero Black members after a lengthy selection process that began on June 1. However, it was not all white, as there were three Asians, one Muslim woman who wears a hijab, and a Hispanic male.

Still, Alexander took the opportunity to whine about the jury selection.

“It showed very clearly that a black boy was allowed not one black soul on a jury, an all-white jury convicted him in two to three hours. We know that they did not prove their case,” Alexander claimed.

He went further, declaring the trial “flawed” and “unjust” and framing the verdict as proof of systemic racism.

“Right now what we are seeing is a travesty. It lets us know that black lives do not matter in the criminal justice system. It lets us know that we are not going to be afforded the same laws as anybody else, and I give a damn about nobody that feels like I’m playing the race card here.”

Alexander added, “The facts supports that you say I’m upset. Hell yeah, I’m upset. I respected this process, but we’re going to fight like Hell to make sure that Collin County know that Carmelo Anthony is not going to go away.”

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The spokesperson announced that the Next Generation Action Network had already contributed $10,000 toward an appellate attorney and vowed a vigorous appeal.

Anthony, a Black former Centennial High School football player, stabbed white teenager Austin Metcalf in the chest with a knife during a rain delay at a high school track meet at Kuykendall Stadium in Frisco on April 2 of last year.

Metcalf had been asking Anthony to leave his team’s tent, where he did not belong. The killer refused and grew increasingly confrontational in the lead-up to the murder.

Austin Metcalf’s identical twin brother, Hunter, was present at the meet and witnessed the stabbing.

Hunter held his brother as he died despite efforts by first responders. The twins were described as inseparable teammates, coworkers, and best friends, making the loss especially devastating for the Metcalf family.

The convicted murderer claimed he acted in self-defense after being confronted and bullied, but multiple eyewitnesses, video evidence, and testimony presented during the eight-day trial told a different story.

The jury rejected the self-defense argument and found Anthony guilty of murder.

Anthony has been sentenced to 35 years in prison, but could potentially be free in 17 years with good behavior.

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