Texas judge reduces Karmelo Anthony’s $1 million bond target; FBI investigates
The Texas judge lowered $1 million bonds from the defendant killer of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf, according to KDFW.
The Collin County Sheriff’s Office, in coordination with the FBI, is investigating allegedly Colin County Judge Angela Tucker’s Doxxing, who agreed to significantly reduce the bonds for the encounter with Karmelo Anthony, 17, stabbing the suspect, Karmelo Anthony.
“Due to the nature of the situation, we are coordinating with the FBI and our convergence center to monitor any remarks or publicity that may cause violence,” the Sheriff’s Office told KDFW.
Doxxing is defined as a form of cyberbullying that involves the public release of someone’s personal information without consent.
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Karmelo Anthony and Austin Metcalf （FOX 4/Jeff Metcalf）
Under the Texas Penal Code, such harassment is illegal in Texas and is illegal if it does not agree to cause harm or cause harm to them.
If someone is hurt during a Doxxing activity, it also becomes a felony in Texas.
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Local law enforcement officers told KDFW some court staff that citizens said people made a speech by Judge Tucker on social media after agreeing to reduce Anthony’s bond, which was initially set at $1 million.
“Our priority remains to ensure the safety of the judges and to take appropriate safety measures,” the Collin County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.
Anthony is released after Tucker lIncrease his margin to $250,000. Tucker, who chairs the bond reduction hearing, claims his setting is “too high for people without a criminal history.”
Austin Metcalf, 16, died in track and field competition after being stabbed. (Fox DFW chopper)
Anthony allegedly killed Metcalf at a high school track conference in Frisco on April 2. Release from Collin County Jail After his bonds dropped from $1 million to $250,000. He was charged with first-degree murder.
Anthony reportedly confessed to the stabbing of Metcalf when he was arrested by a school resource officer at Kuykendall Stadium a few minutes after the attack.
When an officer told another officer that the suspect was detained for stabbing the suspect, Anthony apparently said: “I have no suspicion. I did.”
Anthony also asked officer Metcalf if he would be “right” and asked if what happened could be considered “self-defense.”
Since the death of his son, the Metcalf family has also become victims of a disturbing incident. Jeff Metcalf, the father of the murdered track and field star, told Fox News Digital that his home was hours after a fierce press conference held by an Anthony family spokesman.
Frisco police confirmed that at least three greeting calls were made this month with the homes associated with the Metcalf family.
Karmelo Anthony, a suspect in the stabbing and death of Texas track and field star Austin Metcalf, left the Colin County Jail in Texas on April 14. (KDFW)
The swing is when making a 911 call, usually reporting fake violent crimes, allowing police and sometimes even the Swat team to deal with the caller’s address. It is increasingly used as a threatening tactic for high-profile personal and political competitors.
Anthony’s family has also been targeted since Metcalf’s death, and Anthony has been transferred to an “unpublic location” for his own safety.
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The Next Generation Action Network (NGAN), a group representing the Anthony family, shared a press release saying the threats include wandering people and taking photos of the Anthony family’s current address, said Ngan, who said unnecessary food was “disturbing and harassing the family” and Metcalf’s email to the home, which was also described as “disturbing.”
“We are sharing images and records of the threats families faced last weekend to bring the public to awareness of the dangerous atmosphere created, an atmosphere of organized hatred, systemic racism and intentional misleading,” the group said.
“It is both heartbreaking and outrageous to see the depth of hatred and paranoia still alive in our society,” said President Engen. “No family must live under the siege more than just because they demand constitutional rights.
“We will not remain silent, nor retreat. We are committed to doing anything necessary to protect this family and to ensure justice is pursued without intimidation or fear.”
“Our department has no cases involving threats from the Anthony family,” the Frisco Police Department told Fox News digits.
Jeff Metcalf has tried to lower his political rhetoric since his stabbing on April 2.
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He’s told before Fox News“I want to clarify something immediately to start because I’ve heard some rumors and gossip. It’s not a race thing. It’s not a political thing.
“Don’t politicize this. It’s not…it’s a person. This person makes bad choices and affects his family and my family forever.”
A spokesman for the FBI confirmed to Fox News Digital Digital that the agency is working with the Frisco Police Department for the Doxxing incident but postponed it to the Frisco Police Department or the Collin County Sheriff’s Office for more details about the investigation.
Neither organization can be used immediately for Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
Stepheny Price is a writer at Fox News Digital and Fox Business. She covers topics including missing persons, homicides, state crime cases, illegal immigration and more. Story tips and ideas can be sent to [email protected]
