An online fundraiser for Karmelo Anthony, the 17-year-old Texas high school athlete accused of murdering fellow student Austin Metcalf, continues to swell.
It has raised more than $355,000 and counting. Over 10, 000 people have given a donation to the family.
On April 2, 17-year-old Metcalf, a student at Memorial High School in Frisco, was fatally stabbed at the Kuykendall Stadium.
Anthony, a Centennial High School student and football player, was arrested in connection with the incident and charged with first-degree murder.
He allegedly admitted to his involvement. He is in custody with a bond set at $1 million.
What makes his fundraiser even crazier is that, as of this writing, it has surpassed the amount of Austin Metcalf by more than $30K.
A GoFundMe page set up “in memory of Austin Metcalf” had raised over $325,000.
The fundraisers for Anthony and Metcalf have divided social media along racial lines.
Karmelo Anthony’s Father Speaks Out
The father of Karmelo Anthony, a 17-year-old high schooler from Frisco, Texas, is making some pretty big accusations in defense of his child.
Anthony was charged with murder following the stabbing death of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a track meet in Frisco, Texas, on April 2.
In a fundraiser posted on GiveSendGo, the family of 17-year-old Karmelo wrote that the accusations against the teen were “false, unjust and harmful.”
Anthony’s dad, Andrew Anthony, spoke to the New York Post about his son’s actions, and he made it clear that Metcalf was the aggressor.
“Everyone has already made their assumptions about my son, but he’s not what they’re making him out to be. He’s a good kid. He works two jobs. He’s an A student, has a 3.7 GPA.”
Andrew Anthony added that Karmelo Anthony had not started the violent incident.
“He was not the one who started it,” he added.
