Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://mypepack.gophersport.com/video/?vid=B9kNNFSCXec Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Victim’s family speaks after Karmelo Anthony sentencing [vBDDYgF0fyb] Health Updated on August 07, 2026 EDT — Published on August 07, 2026 EDT Following a tense trial and a 35-year prison sentence for Karmelo Anthony, the family of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf held an emotional press conference outside the adjourned Collin County Courthouse. Free from the constraints of a trial gag order, Austin’s father, Jeff Metcalf, forcefully defended his late son's memory against public backlash and revealed the family had been targeted by multiple dangerous "swatting" calls. Joined by Austin's twin brother and mother, who noted that while Anthony received 35 years, she was "sentenced to a lifetime without my son," the grieving family spoke out publicly for the first time, demanding accountability and emphasizing that the tragedy was strictly a matter of right and wrong. I2omP0n7zQ7 ofKXJbtmKzF ZNwlUKQiiRx kfGtM6GFWGC jBAHUbJILgd LZFLO015xKe
Following a tense trial and a 35-year prison sentence for Karmelo Anthony, the family of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf held an emotional press conference outside the adjourned Collin County Courthouse. Free from the constraints of a trial gag order, Austin’s father, Jeff Metcalf, forcefully defended his late son's memory against public backlash and revealed the family had been targeted by multiple dangerous "swatting" calls. Joined by Austin's twin brother and mother, who noted that while Anthony received 35 years, she was "sentenced to a lifetime without my son," the grieving family spoke out publicly for the first time, demanding accountability and emphasizing that the tragedy was strictly a matter of right and wrong. I2omP0n7zQ7 ofKXJbtmKzF ZNwlUKQiiRx kfGtM6GFWGC jBAHUbJILgd LZFLO015xKe