Austin Metcalf’s dad supported Karmelo Anthony judge’s hard line on cameras

FRISCO, Texas – Austin Metcalf's father, Jeff Metcalf, says helium "100%" stands by the judge's determination successful the Karmelo Anthony execution proceedings to support cameras retired of the courtroom.

Judge John Roach of the 296th District Court went connected the grounds antecedently to accidental the determination was fundamentally imperative to support the proceedings fair.

In a sit-down interrogation with Fox News Digital, Jeff Metcalf said, "You person minors that had to testify. It's hard capable for them due to the fact that they've witnessed a trauma. They volition person imperishable memories. I mean they're each successful counseling. It was hard capable to ticker them get up connected the basal and person to attest and beryllium asked the pugnacious questions."

Jeff Metcalf is interviewed by Fox News Digital astatine his location successful Frisco, Texas, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. Metcalf's 17-year-old son, Austin Metcalf, was murdered astatine a precocious schoolhouse way conscionable by Karmelo Anthony past year. (Matthew Symons for Fox News Digital)

Metcalf's lad was fatally stabbed successful the thorax by Anthony astatine a precocious schoolhouse way conscionable successful April 2025. Anthony was convicted of execution and sentenced to 35 years successful prison.

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Metcalf, who was nether a gag bid imposed by the justice passim the trial, said helium wants to talk face-to-face with the Anthony family. He said helium has yet to perceive from the parents of the antheral who killed his son.

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"If they would person taken accountability and showed remorse, I truthfully believe, I don't deliberation helium would person got that galore years that helium received," helium said astir the Anthony family.

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Fox News Digital has reached retired to the Anthony household for comment.

Austin Metcalf, 17, was stabbed to decease astatine a Texas way meet. (Jeff Metcalf)

Anthony has since filed a announcement of entreaty to situation his conviction.

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Metcalf has had decease threats sent to him and his family, helium said. Frisco Police are investigating.

In a connection to radical threatening his household and the Anthony family, Metcalf said, "You're soulless, you don't person compassion oregon empathy, and I mean, what are you, a sociopath?"

Karmelo Anthony appears with his lawyer successful a courtroom sketch during his execution trial. He is besides shown successful custody of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. (Pat Lopez/Texas Department of Criminal Justice)

He went connected to say, "I privation some sides would quit. It's not needed. Both these boys, particularly mine, mine's ne'er coming back."

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As for Anthony and his household specifically, Metcalf said, "There's consequences for actions and helium got the consequences. But there's nary request to dogpile connected this different household conscionable due to the fact that helium got convicted."

While regular headlines are published astir the verdict and trial, Metcalf's location has go a shrine of each things Austin.

A household photograph of Jeff Metcalf and his son, Austin Metcalf, from a hunting travel is displayed astatine their location successful Frisco, Texas, connected June 17, 2026. (Matthew Symons for Fox News Digital)

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Fox News Digital got an up-close look astatine a plethora of photos and mementos passim Metcalf's home. The feeling wrong the location is quiescent and somber.

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An array of photos and memorabilia honoring Austin Metcalf is displayed astatine Jeff Metcalf's location successful Frisco, Texas, connected June 17, 2026. Austin Metcalf, 17, was murdered astatine a precocious schoolhouse way conscionable past twelvemonth by Karmelo Anthony. (Matthew Symons for Fox News Digital)

In galore of those photos, Austin's duplicate brother, Hunter, is besides seen.

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An array of photos and memorabilia honoring Austin Metcalf is displayed astatine Jeff Metcalf's location successful Frisco, Texas, connected June 17, 2026. Austin Metcalf, 17, was killed astatine a precocious schoolhouse way conscionable past twelvemonth by Karmelo Anthony. (Matthew Symons for Fox News Digital)

Metcalf said his duplicate boys were truthful adjacent they chose to stock a chamber contempt plentifulness of different rooms successful his home. They were "attached astatine the hip," helium said.

Jeff Metcalf is interviewed by Fox News Digital astatine his location successful Frisco, Texas, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. Metcalf's son, Austin Metcalf, was murdered astatine a precocious schoolhouse way conscionable by Karmelo Anthony past year. (Matthew Symons for Fox News Digital)

"Hunter is astir apt the strongest idiosyncratic I've ever seen successful my life. To transportation what helium has to carry, to bash what helium did from the decease of his member to this time has shown implicit spot that I don't judge I myself adjacent carry. I couldn't beryllium much arrogant of him," helium said.

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Jeff Metcalf stands adjacent photos and memorabilia honoring his lad Austin Metcalf astatine his location successful Frisco, Texas, connected June 17, 2026. Austin Metcalf was murdered astatine a precocious schoolhouse way conscionable past year. (Matthew Symons for Fox News Digital)

Austin was seen arsenic the "big brother" adjacent though the 2 are twins; Austin was calved minutes earlier than Hunter.

Jeff Metcalf is interviewed by Fox News Digital astatine his location successful Frisco, Texas, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (Matthew Symons for Fox News Digital)

"Both of them would spell backmost to the [Staley Middle School] and speech to the incoming freshmen astir what shot is and what it means to play astatine Memorial and what it's going to take," Metcalf said.

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A household photograph of Jeff Metcalf with his sons Austin and Hunter Metcalf is displayed astatine their location successful Frisco, Texas, connected June 17, 2026. Austin Metcalf, 17, was murdered astatine a precocious schoolhouse way conscionable past year. (Matthew Symons for Fox News Digital)

Hunter completed his elder twelvemonth and precocious graduated without his beloved member by his side. He accepted his brother's posthumous diploma, Metcalf said.

The duplicate boys would person celebrated their 19th day unneurotic this July.

Jeff Metcalf is interviewed by Fox News Digital astatine his location successful Frisco, Texas, Wednesday, June 17, 2026.  (Matthew Symons for Fox News Digital)

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In the fall, Hunter volition statesman his archetypal twelvemonth of college.

Speaking astir Austin and Hunter, Metcalf said "I couldn't inquire for a amended son, oregon sons."