Karmelo Anthony, the accused in fatal stabbing of other undergraduate Austin Metcalf, has been moved to an “undisclosed place” to ensure his safety, after the 17-year-old apparently received death threats while under house arrest.
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The Anthony family said in a press release they were “gravely concerned,” after there was an “alarming improve ” in threats and abuse over the weekend, Fox4 reported.
According to members, individuals have been “loitering outside” the family ’s house, mailing them Metcalf’s tombstone and making “false food sales. “
Since Anthony’s release from jail on a$ 250,000 bond, reduced from$ 1 million, Karmelo and his family have been holed up in a Frisco house they purchased with the money raised for his legal fight.
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Police have charged the teen with death in the demise of Metcalf, even 17. The latter was stabbed and killed at a record match on April 2.
According to Next Generation Action Network ( NGAN), a civil and human rights organization in north Texas, another reason behind moving Anthony to an unknown place was a recent rally in Frisco.
His household chose NGAN to help them through this procedure.
The promotional leaflets posted on social media for the march had messages for as” Protect White Americans”,” Justice for Austin Metcalf”,” Need Karmelo Anthony get put back in prison until trial”,” Prevent black assault on white Americans”, and” Quiet Protest. “
The program was held at the park bit of the native Kuykendall Stadium, at 11 am on Saturday. As per the Frisco Police Department, two people were arrested during the occasion.
