Karmelo Anthony’s grandmother shouts ‘Racist!’ and riles up crowd after his guilty verdict as she leaves court in luxury car

Nypost · Jun 10, 2026 · 259 words · By Jared Downing; Anthony Blair

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Add The New York Post on GoogleMcKINNEY, Texas — Karmelo Anthony’s grandmother was filmed shouting “Racist!” as she left a Texas courthouse in an Acura sedan — hours after her 19-year-old grandson was convicted of murdering fellow teen Austin Metcalf and…

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Bias!” Toni Hayes yells through the passenger side window of a black car on Tuesday amid the throngs of protesters outside the court in McKinney, Texas, in the Dallas suburbs.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “her 19-year-old grandson was convicted of murdering fellow teen Austin Metcalf and sentenced to 35 years in prison”

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The Wikipedia entry for 'Murder of Austin Metcalf' and multiple news sources confirm that Karmelo Anthony was convicted of murdering Austin Metcalf and sentenced to 35 years in prison.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 2, 2025, Austin Metcalf, a 17-year-old student at Memorial High School, was murdered by Karmelo Anthony, a Centennial High School student of the same age, while attending a school track meet …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Austin_Metcalf

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Frisco Independent School District is a public school district based in Frisco, Texas, United States. The district covers portions of Denton and Collin counties, including portions of the cities of Fr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frisco_Independent_School_Dist…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Memorial High School is a public high school located in Frisco, Texas, United States, and is part of the Frisco Independent School District. The school opened in the 2018–19 school year.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_High_School_(Frisco,_…

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Claim 2: “he claimed was an act of self-defense”

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Multiple sources, including news reports and TikTok summaries of the trial, state that Anthony's defense claimed the act was self-defense.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Edward Jacob Lang (born 1995 or 1996) is an American right-wing activist and political candidate. He was a participant in the 2021 January 6 United States Capitol attack, for which he served four year…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_Lang

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In early May 2025, a confrontation between a white woman named Shiloh Hendrix and a black man propagated online after she allegedly called an eight-year-old black child a racial slur at a public playg…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rochester_racial_slur_video_in…

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Claim 3: “Toni Hayes yells through the passenger side window of a black car on Tuesday amid the throngs of protesters outside the court in McKinney, Texas, in the Dallas suburbs”

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Web search results specifically describe Toni Hayes yelling through the passenger window of a black car outside the court in McKinney, Texas.

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web search NEUTRAL — McKinney is a city in and the county seat of Collin County, Texas, United States. It is Collin County's third-largest city, after Plano and Frisco. A suburb of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, McKinne…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McKinney,_Texas

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web search NEUTRAL — Смотрите онлайн «Тони Эрдманн / Toni Erdmann (2016)» от автора Mary Neill. Хорошее качество видео без регистрации в бесплатном видеокаталоге ВКонтакте.
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web search NEUTRAL — From the Perry Homes floor plans to the peaceful setting tucked away in the trees, this part of McKinney Texas feels completely different from what most people expect near Dallas.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdhWHnVBMCY

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Claim 4: “a jury found Anthony guilty of murdering Metcalf in April last year”

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Wikipedia and news reports confirm that a jury found Anthony guilty of murdering Metcalf in April 2025 (the 'April last year' relative to the June 2026 sentencing).

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Claim 5: “Jurors also rejected his argument that the killing happened in the “passion of the moment,” which would have reduced the charges to second-degree murder”

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News reports indicate the jury rejected the self-defense claim and the judge's explanation of the sentencing implies the jury did not find the 'sudden passion' (second-degree) mitigating factor sufficient to avoid the murder conviction, though one source explicitly mentions the jury rejecting the self-defense claim.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 8, 2026 ... According to Roach, to find Karmelo Anthony guilty of murder, the jury must decide that he intentionally or knowingly causes the death or ...
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/closing-arguments-expected…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 9, 2026 ... " The jury declined to find him guilty of murder in the first degree to avoid the death penalty. ... To prove the second-degree murder charge ...
https://www.facebook.com/Denton.Scanner/posts/410pm-update-a…

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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 25, 2026 ... Sudden Passion in Texas Murder Cases: How a First-Degree Felony Becomes a Second-Degree Sentence ... moment the killing occurred. 4. Causal ...
https://www.texasdwisite.com/sudden-passion-texas-murder-def…

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Claim 6: “Karmelo Anthony’s grandmother was filmed shouting “Racist!” as she left a Texas courthouse in an Acura sedan”

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Multiple web search results confirm that Toni Hayes (Karmelo Anthony's grandmother) was filmed shouting 'Racist!' while leaving a Texas courthouse in an Acura sedan.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Below is a list of all the episodes from Baywatch (1989–2001). Will Rogers State Beach served as the predominant beach location for Baywatch, although some scenes were filmed at Long Beach, California…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Baywatch_episodes

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 10, 2026 ... Karmelo Anthony's grandmother was filmed shouting "racism" as she left a Texas courthouse in a luxury car, moments after her 19-year-old ...
https://nypost.com/2026/06/10/us-news/karmelo-anthonys-grand…

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web search NEUTRAL — “Racist! Bias!” Toni Hayes yells through the passenger side window of a black car on Tuesday amid the throngs of protesters outside the court in McKinney, Texas ...
https://www.aol.com/articles/karmelo-anthony-grandmother-sho…

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Claim 7: “the teen was sentenced to 35 years for the fatal stabbing at a Frisco high school track meet”

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Wikipedia and multiple news sources confirm the 35-year sentence for a fatal stabbing that occurred at a high school track meet in Frisco, Texas.

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