Karmelo Anthony murder trial: All prospective black jurors dismissed; 1 said he’d have ‘hard time putting a brother in jail’

In the murder trial of Karmelo Anthony — who was 17 when authorities charged him with murdering high school star athlete and fellow 17-year-old Austin Metcalf in a stabbing at a Frisco, Texas, track meet in April 2025 — the prosecution dismissed all prospective black jurors before 12 jurors and six alternates finally were selected Wednesday, KTVT-TV reported.

The prosecution argued that the circumstances surrounding the crime are “race-neutral” and a diverse panel of jurors isn’t needed, the station said, adding that Judge John Roach overruled the objection. Anthony is black; Metcalf was white.

‘This is close enough to home that I’m not confident that I could be completely fair.’

The juror pool began with 589 prospective jurors, the station said, which was narrowed down after prosecutors and