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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Karmelo Anthony’s grandmother shouts ‘Racist!’ and riles up crowd after his guilty verdict as she leaves court in luxury car See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

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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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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

VERIFIED BY REFERENCE

Wikipedia confirms the fatal stabbing of Austin Metcalf occurred at a school track meet in Frisco, Texas, and news sources confirm the 35-year sentence.

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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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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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Claim 2: “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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Multiple independent sources (Newsweek, Blue State Blues News, and other web results) explicitly state that the jury rejected the 'sudden passion' argument which would have reduced the charge to second-degree murder and capped the sentence at 20 years.

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web search NEUTRAL — Karmelo Anthony Guilty, Sentenced to 35 Years. After a week of testimony and just under three hours of deliberation, the jury found Anthony guilty of murder and rejected the defense’s "sudden passion"…
https://www.newsweek.com/karmelo-anthony-defense-height-weig…

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web search NEUTRAL — The jury rejected a “sudden passion” argument that could have significantly reduced his punishment.The “sudden passion” claim would have downgraded the verdict to second-degree murder. That would have…
https://truthpress.com/news/sobbing-karmelo-anthony-learns-h…

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web search NEUTRAL — "Sudden passion" – a Texas legal provision that downgrades first-degree murder to second-degree when a killing happens in the heat of the moment – could have capped Anthony's sentence at 20 years. The…
https://bluestatebluesnews.com/texas-jury-told-karmelo-antho…

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Claim 3: “he claimed was an act of self-defense”

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The claim that Anthony argued self-defense is mentioned in the NY Post cross-reference, but the provided web search and Wikipedia results for this specific claim do not explicitly confirm the 'self-defense' phrasing, though they mention a 'sudden passion' 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 4: “Karmelo Anthony’s grandmother was filmed shouting “Racist!” as she left a Texas courthouse in an Acura sedan”

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Multiple independent sources (NY Post, Men's Journal, Gateway Pundit) report that Toni Hayes 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…
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web search NEUTRAL — McKINNEY, 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 …
https://nypost.com/2026/06/10/us-news/karmelo-anthonys-grand…

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web search NEUTRAL — Anthony’s grandmother Toni Hayes was captured on video shouting “Racist! Bias!” as she left the courthouse complex. When Anthony’s supporters shouted back support, she said, according to The New York …
https://www.mensjournal.com/news/karmelo-anthony-parents-mom…

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Claim 5: “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 claim is directly confirmed by Wikipedia (Murder of Austin Metcalf) and corroborated by BBC and other news reports stating Karmelo Anthony was convicted and sentenced to 35 years.

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Claim 6: “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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The specific detail of Toni Hayes yelling through the passenger side window of a black car in McKinney, Texas, on a Tuesday is reported by both the NY Post and other web search results.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 10, 2026 ... Karmelo Anthony was sentenced to 35 years in prison for the fatal stabbing of Austin Metcalf, bringing one of North Texas' most closely ...
https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/live-updates/live-updates-karm…

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

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Wikipedia (Murder of Austin Metcalf) and multiple news sources confirm the murder occurred in April 2025 and the conviction followed.

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