Outrageous new entitled request by murderer Karmelo Anthony revealed as he launches fresh bid to be FREED from prison for killing of Austin Metcalf, 17 ⁠35%

By Maryann Martinez⁠61%

7/7/2026, 8:10:38 PM

BS Summary: This article contains 18 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Framing Effect, and Appeal to Authority, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 33.3% saturation with 171 hits. Analysis detected 901 faulty-reasoning hits from 513 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 42.7% and a BS Rank of ⁠35% (14,221 of 21,887 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 65.00% of the article peer group.

Teen killer Karmelo Anthony is seeking a new trial and wants a different judge to oversee any future legal proceedings in his conviction for the murder of Austin Metcalf, his defense team has revealed. 
Just last month, a jury in Collin County, in the suburbs of Dallas, took less than three hours to convict the 19-year-old of murder over the fatal stabbing of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a high school track meet in April 2025. 
The same jury sentenced Anthony to 35 years in prison, rejecting his claim that Anthony acted in self-defense. 
Now, the legal team working to overturn Anthony's conviction has confirmed it has filed a motion for a new trial. 
The attorneys are also seeking to remove Judge John Roach, who presided over the June trial, from any future proceedings in the case. 
'The legal defense team representing Karmelo Anthony has filed a Verified Motion to Recuse, requesting that Judge John Roach be removed from presiding over all remaining post-trial proceedings,' Anthony's lawyers said in a press release. 
'The defense has also filed a Motion for new trial, raising constitutional and legal challenges stemming from the trial, and is requesting that those issues be decided by an independent judge.' 
Anthony's new legal team did not explain why it is seeking Judge Roach's removal. 
But in a previous interview with the Daily Mail, attorney Lee Merritt - who is not a member of Anthony's legal team but has been advising his family - outlined the arguments he expected would be raised in any appeal. 
The murder trial for Karmelo Anthony (right) is set to start June 1. 
Anthony is on trial for murder in the fatal stabbing of Austin Metcalf (left) at a high school track meet in Frisco, Texas in April 2025. 
Anthony has pleaded not guilty 
Anthony has enjoyed greasy and sweet diner favorites every morning while awaiting his appeal at the Wallace Pack Unit near Navasota 
The appeal would be based on multiple grounds, Merritt told the Daily Mail in June, including whether race was a factor given that no Black jurors served on the panel and whether Anthony received effective legal representation. 
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Killer Karmelo Anthony wants the Texas judge John Roach who oversaw his trial removed from his case, according to his lawyers 
Roach did not immediately respond to Daily Mail's request for comment. 
Metcalf's family declined to comment. 
However, even if Anthony's request is granted, it would take months, maybe years for a new trial. 
A judge would decide if there is any merit to the legal issues raised by Anthony and whether they merit a new trial. 
In the meantime, the convicted felon is being held at the Wallace Pack Unit, located near Navasota, Texas about an hour outside of Houston. 
Anthony is in protective custody, not general population, at the men's prison. 
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