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WATCH: House Dems blame racism, all-white jury for Karmelo Anthony’s guilty verdict
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House Democrats are raising concerns about how race and jury selection may have impacted the guilty verdict in the Karmelo Anthony case, with several arguing the verdict highlights the racism they believe exists in the criminal justice system.
«A travesty, two lives ruined, and what struck me most is that you had an all-white jury,» Rep. Christian Menefee, D-Texas, said when asked his thoughts on the guilty verdict. «You had preemptive strikes that were used in order to achieve an all white jury.»
After Anthony was sentenced to 35 years in prison on Tuesday for the stabbing and killing of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a high school track event, many activists and Democratic lawmakers have claimed the trial to be unfair and racist.
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Many are claiming the jurors were all white, and that this contributed to the rejection of Anthony’s self-defense claim.
«Juries should represent the diversity of this country, and if a white kid was convicted of murder and it was an all-black jury that did the conviction, people would say this is patently unfair,» Menefee said. «So why should it be fair if it’s the other way around?»
But sources close to the trial told Fox News Digital that there were three jurors who were racial minorities. They said that of the 18 total jurors, including alternates, six were minorities. Additionally, four Black men testified in defense of Metcalf, saying Anthony was not provoked in any way to justify stabbing the 17-year-old.
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Supporters of Anthony claim that he stabbed Metcalf as an act of self defense, arguing he did not receive a fair trial. Some activists and Democratic lawmakers have called for further review of the case and urged Anthony to pursue an appeal.
«Here is a case where a young man certainly appears to have been being attacked and defended himself,» Rep. Troy Carter, D-La., said about the case.
«It does bring in light the imbalance in our judicial system, as it relates to African Americans and people of color» Carter continued. «And that’s a shame. So hopefully, there’ll be an opportunity for some appeal and some further discussion.»
«Case after case, after case you see that if it is a young black person, they’re not allowed to be fearful, they’re not allowed self-defense, they don’t get the same standard ground opportunities that other people get,» Menefee said. «But then other races do.»
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Rep. Christian Menefee, D-Texas, was among several House Democrats who raised concerns about race and jury selection following Karmelo Anthony’s guilty verdict in the fatal stabbing of Austin Metcalf. (Heather Diehl/Getty Images; Texas Department of Criminal Justice)
Some lawmakers were less likely to directly blame the trial as unfair due to race, but were still sympathetic toward Anthony and were not blatantly opposed to the idea of looking further into the evidence in the case despite a verdict already being made.
«We’ve got to stop this loss and the killing of these young children, number one,» Rep. Jonathan Jackson, D-Ill., said. «First of all, they need to reopen it and all the evidence needs to come forward.»
«I think it’s an unfortunate circumstance all the way around,» Rep. Shomari Figures, D-Ala., said.
He continued, «You have one young man who was killed. His family will never get to be with him again. You have another young man who, for all intents and purposes, thrown a lot of years of his life. A lot of the years of this life. If he does 35 years, he’ll be 50 — in his 50s — when he gets out. And it’s just totally unfortunate.»
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Throughout their criticism of the verdict, several lawmakers framed the case as part of a larger debate over race, self-defense claims and equal treatment for minorities under the law.
«The American justice system does not work equally for everybody,» Menefee said.
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‘You failed your son first’: Howard prof blames father’s values after Karmelo Anthony murdered his son
Karmelo Anthony sentenced to 35 years for Austin Metcalf murder, appeal grounds discussed
Karmelo Anthony, convicted of first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a Texas track meet, receives a 35-year prison sentence. Jeff Metcalf delivers a powerful victim impact statement. Former U.S. Attorney Cully Stimson discusses grounds for an appeal, including a ‘Batson claim’ regarding jury selection, as protests over alleged racial bias continue outside the McKinney courthouse.
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A Howard University professor tore into the victim-impact statement delivered by the father of slain Texas teen Austin Metcalf, arguing that the teen’s death «did not begin with the knife» wielded by Karmelo Anthony but instead that his father’s parenting style was to be blamed as well.
Dr. Stacey Patton, a professor at Howard University’s School of Communications, penned an opinion piece titled «Dear Jeff Metcalf: Your Son Is Dead Because You Failed to Teach Him That Black Boys Have Boundaries» to Substack on Wednesday on Substack, where she insinuated Anthony was acting out of self-defense.
«YOU failed to teach your boy that Black children have boundaries,» Patton wrote. «YOU failed teach humility, restraint, or the sacred fact that another person’s body is not your jurisdiction. YOU failed to teach him that another child’s space is not a challenge to be conquered. YOU failed to teach him that «community» does not mean white boys get to decide who belongs and who does not.»
Patton’s piece was published a day after Anthony was sentenced to 35 years in prison for the murder of Metcalf. The case drew national after now 19-year-old Anthony stabbed 17-year-old Metcalf in the heart during a confrontation at a high school track meeting in April 2025. The case has become a flashpoint in broader debates about race, with Anthony’s supporters arguing he has been treated differently because he is Black, while critics have rejected efforts to make the murder of Metcalf, a white teenager, about race.
GRIEVING TEXAS FATHER SPEAKS OUT AFTER SON WAS STABBED TO DEATH AT HIGH SCHOOL TRACK MEET
Left: Austin Metcalf is pictured. Right: Karmelo Anthony is pictured in a mugshot after being taken into custody following his murder conviction. (Jeff Metcalf; Collin County Sheriff’s Office)
«YOU obviously failed to teach your son that touching, confronting, crowding, testing, or policing another person can have consequences,» Patton wrote. «And YOU failed to teach him that the same world that cheers white boys for being bold and aggressive will not always be there to save them when they mistake somebody else’s restraint for permission.»
She blasted Jeff for saying that Anthony had failed his parents in his decision to murder his son.
«It is easier to stand in a courtroom and call Karmelo Anthony a failure than it is to admit that Austin’s death did not begin with the knife,» Patton wrote. «It began with every lesson that told your son that he had the right to approach, challenge, and cross a boundary. It began with every adult who smiled at white boy entitlement and called it leadership. It began with every cultural script that taught him Black boys are the ones to be feared, but never taught him that Black boys might also be afraid.
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Jeff Metcalf speaks about the stabbing death of his son, Austin Metcalf, at a high school track meet. (Jeff Metcalf)
She also alleged that Jeff’s victim-impact statement was rooted in racism, homing in on Jeff saying that Anthony does «not belong» in the community because of what he did.
«You don’t belong in this community» is not just a father’s grief spilling over,» Patton wrote. «It is a declaration of removal. And it is the language of somebody who believes he has the authority to decide who gets to stay, who must disappear, and whose presence contaminates the social order. Like father, like son.»
«Your words landed on top of centuries of Black children being told they do not belong in white schools, neighborhoods, playgrounds, pools, churches, white juries, white imaginations, and white definitions of innocence,» Patton continues. «They landed on top of every Black boy this country has turned into a threat before he ever had a chance to be a child.»
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She claimed that his son was not the only victim in this case and that Anthony’ family was also grieving.
Jeff Metcalf stands with his son Austin Metcalf, a junior at Memorial High School in Frisco, who was stabbed in the chest at a track meet, allegedly by 17-year-old Karmelo Anthony from Frisco Centennial High School. (Courtesy Jeff Metcalf)
«Austin is dead. Your family is devastated,» Patton wrote. «That matters. Karmelo Anthony is alive but caged inside a racial imagination that had already convicted him. And that matters, too. Two families are shattered. And a whole country is using the tragedy to rehearse the same old script about Black guilt and white innocence.»
In a statement to Fox News Digital, Patton defended her opinion piece as a «critique of racial power» and said that she was not, «blaming a dead child, attacking a grieving father, excusing violence, and rejecting the legal system.»
«My argument is simple: Black children are children,» Patton said. «They do not become monsters because white America needs one, and their humanity is not up for debate because a verdict has been rendered.»
«Now, run along and feed your propaganda machine,» she added, declining to answer several of Fox News Digital’s questions. «I’m sure it’s hungry for another Black woman’s words to mutilate. That is my statement.»
Fox News Digital reached out to Howard University and Metcalf’s family for comment.
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Patton’s Substack piece is the latest in a growing chorus of voices arguing that the murder case is rooted in race.
Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, questioned on her podcast whether Karmelo Anthony’s race played a role in his conviction. Crockett asked whether Anthony received a fair trial, spreading a false claim that all jurors were white and that could have impacted their ability to be impartial.
«I’m not necessarily convinced — not that I could tell you the name of one person on this jury — that we had 12 impartial white folk out of Collin County sitting on a jury for this young black man,» Crockett said.
Crocket also suggested black mothers have faced far greater agony on a day-to-day basis than the victim’s family.
«Black women, especially black women who have black male children, live in fear and agony every single day,» she lamented. «A fear and agony that I promise you the Metcalfs probably had never spend a day living that way.»
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Quién era el Niño Guerrero, el líder del grupo criminal venezolano Tren de Aragua que murió en un operativo militar de EE.UU.
Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, conocido como el Niño Guerrero, fue durante más de una década el rostro temido del Tren de Aragua, la banda criminal venezolana que sembró terror en América latina y extendió sus tentáculos hasta Estados Unidos y Europa.
Este viernes, su historia terminó de manera abrupta: el presidente estadounidense Donald Trump confirmó que fuerzas del Comando Sur lo mataron en una operación “rápida y letal” en territorio venezolano.
Según detalló Trump, el operativo contó con la colaboración de “amigos de Venezuela” y puso fin a la carrera del hombre que, desde 2025, figuraba en la lista de sancionados del Departamento del Tesoro de EE.UU . Para Washington, el Tren de Aragua ya no era solo una pandilla: lo consideraban una organización terrorista extranjera y una amenaza directa para la seguridad regional.
Así lo comunicó en una publicación en la red Truth Social, en la que también compartió un video de diez segundos. Las imágenes tomadas desde una vista aérea muestran la explosión de un edificio con el techo de color verde, donde habría estado el criminal.
Las imágenes del ataque al lider del cartel narco El Tren de Aragua. (Video: Truth Social).
“Los terroristas del Tren de Aragua ya no tienen refugio seguro en Venezuela ni en ningún otro lugar y, bajo mi liderazgo, encontraremos a estos despiadados asesinos y narcotraficantes en cualquier momento y lugar, los enviaremos al infierno, donde pertenecen”, escribió Trump.
Venezuela confirmó poco después que Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores había sido “neutralizado” y que hubo “enfrentamientos” con integrantes de “estructuras de delincuencia organizada”.
De la cárcel de Tocorón al dominio criminal internacional
El Niño Guerrero forjó su imperio criminal desde el Centro Penitenciario de Aragua, más conocido como la cárcel de Tocorón.
Pero su vida allí distaba mucho de la de un preso común. Según investigaciones de la periodista Ronna Rísquez, el penal tenía piscina, zoológico, campo de béisbol, sala de apuestas, banco, puestos de comida y hasta una discoteca llamada “Tokio”, donde se presentaban artistas famosos. «Niño Guerrero» era el líder del cartel narcoterrorista Tren de Aragua. (Foto: El País)
Desde ese lugar, Guerrero Flores manejaba el Tren de Aragua con mano de hierro. Impuso el cobro de la “causa”, una cuota semanal que debían pagar los más de 5000 reclusos para sostener la infraestructura del penal y el nivel de vida de los líderes.
Se estima que ese sistema de extorsión generaba unos 3,5 millones de dólares al año. Quienes no pagaban sufrían castigos brutales: violencia, privación de alimentos o dormir a la intemperie.
La impunidad era tal que, según Rísquez, el Niño Guerrero salía de la cárcel cuando quería, con la complicidad de las autoridades. Incluso, se lo vio navegando en yate por las playas venezolanas. La cárcel tenía desde un boliche hasta una pileta. (Foto: X/@runrunesweb).
Según el centro de análisis Insight Crime, «Niño Guerrero“, que tendría 42 años, convirtió el grupo “en lo que es hoy durante su encarcelamiento en Tocorón”.
El salto a la “multinacional del crimen”
Bajo el mando de Guerrero Flores, el Tren de Aragua dejó de ser una banda local para convertirse en una organización criminal transnacional. La crisis migratoria venezolana fue la herramienta utilizada por la organización para extenderse por Sudamérica.
En los últimos años llevó sus operaciones a Colombia, Perú, Chile, Brasil, México, España y Estados Unidos.
Sus delitos iban desde el narcotráfico y la trata de personas con fines de explotación sexual, hasta secuestros, homicidios, lavado de dinero con criptomonedas y tráfico de armas.
La Justicia estadounidense lo acusaba de actuar en coordinación con el Cártel de los Soles, una red de narcotráfico integrada, según Washington, por altos funcionarios venezolanos. En el Distrito Sur de Nueva York, lo señalaron como facilitador del envío de toneladas de cocaína a EE.UU.
La fuga de Tocorón y la caída final
La aparente impunidad del Niño Guerrero quedó en evidencia en septiembre de 2023, cuando 11.000 efectivos venezolanos intervinieron la cárcel de Tocorón.
Sin embargo, el líder criminal escapó antes del operativo a través de una red de túneles de cinco kilómetros que desembocaba en el lago de Valencia. La fuga alimentó las sospechas de complicidad estatal.
Desde entonces, Guerrero Flores permanecía prófugo, con órdenes de captura en varios países y recompensas millonarias ofrecidas por gobiernos como el de Perú.
El Departamento de Estado de EE.UU . ofrecía desde julio de 2024 hasta 5 millones de dólares por información que permitiera su captura.
En la Argentina, y sieguiendo la política de Trump, el gobierno de Javier Milei declaró al Tren de Aragua como organización terrorista en febrero de 2025. “La organización Tren de Aragua representa una amenaza seria y multifacética para la seguridad nacional”, argumentó el decreto firmado por el Presidente.
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Woman airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after shark attack at popular Sydney beach
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A 30-year-old woman was rushed to a hospital Saturday with serious injuries after being attacked by a shark at a Sydney beach, the latest in a string of recent shark attacks off Australia’s coast.
Officials said emergency crews responded to Coogee Beach on Saturday morning following reports that a swimmer had been bitten.
The woman was airlifted to a hospital for treatment, police said in a statement.
«The woman was pulled from the water by members of the public who commenced first aid,» police said.
AUSTRALIAN TEENAGER DIES IN DEVASTATING SHARK ATTACK, NEARLY 100 YARDS FROM POPULAR BEACH: REPORT
Police and emergency personnel at the scene after reports of a shark attack at Coogee Beach in Sydney, Australia, June 13, 2026. (REUTERS/Hollie Adams)
Authorities said she suffered serious injuries to her arm and leg.
Coogee Beach and two nearby beaches were closed following the attack.
The incident comes amid a recent series of fatal shark attacks across Australia.
SHARK ATTACK DEATHS SURGE ABOVE DECADE AVERAGE IN 2025
A lifeguard and a NSW Police boat patrol Coogee Beach following a shark attack in Sydney, Australia, June 13, 2026. (REUTERS/Hollie Adams)
Last week, officials said a 35-year-old fisherman was killed by a suspected shark measuring nearly 15 feet long off the coast of Western Australia.
The man was spearfishing near Michaelmas Island, a protected sand cay near Albany.
On May 24, 39-year-old Michael Jensz was killed after suffering fatal injuries during a suspected bull shark attack while spearfishing along the Great Barrier Reef.
‘LARGE SHARK’ KILLS MAN AT AUSTRALIAN BEACH, WITH WITNESS DESCRIBING HEARING SCREAMS OF ‘DON’T BITE ME!’
Lifeguards erect a sign that says «Beach Closed» following a shark attack at Coogee Beach in Sydney, Australia, June 13, 2026 (REUTERS/Hollie Adams)
Just days earlier, on May 16, 38-year-old Steve Mattabonni was killed in a suspected great white shark attack near Rottnest Island, a popular tourist destination off Western Australia.
Earlier this year, a 12-year-old also died following a shark attack in Sydney Harbour.
Dozens of beaches along Australia’s east coast were temporarily closed in January after four shark attacks were reported over a two-day period.
Officials said heavy rain had created murky water conditions that may have attracted sharks while reducing visibility.
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Police and emergency personnel at the scene after reports of a shark attack at Coogee Beach in Sydney, Australia, June 13, 2026. (REUTERS/Hollie Adams)
Australia averages about 20 shark attacks each year, according to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.
Fox News Digital’s Brie Stimson and Reuters contributed to this report.
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