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Accused murderer Karmelo Anthony’s family plans to use at least some of the $515,000 from a fundraising campaign on living expenses — after his alleged stabbing of a high school football star became a viral cause célèbre, according to the head of the donation site.

Most of the money will go to the 17-year-old’s legal defense fund, Jacob Wells, GiveSendGo’s co-founder, told Fox News.

“They’ve been very clear that the vast bulk of this money is going to be used for Karmelo’s legal defense,” Wells said. “They’ve indicated that some of it will be used to provide them some security, some much-needed security,” he added.

Anthony was charged with first-degree murder.
Wells said some of the funds will be going toward paying for “a secure location” for the family to live, Wells said.

Donations on GiveSendGo – a platform similar to GoFundMe – reached $515,768 by Wednesday, and have continued climbing even after his bond was lowered from $1 million to $250,000.

But questions emerged after it was reported the family was living in a $900,000 rental house in an exclusive gated community — along with flashy rides in the driveway.

Texas teen Karmelo Anthony’s family has raised more than $515,000 on the crowdsourcing platform GiveSendGo after he allegedly stabbed another boy to death at a track meet.

Wells said he’s spoken directly with the Anthony family to address those concerns – prompting them to update their fundraiser description to clearly explain where the money was going.

GiveSendGo also sent an email to donors explaining where the funds were headed.

“Zero people responded saying ‘I want my money back,’” Wells said.

Anthony reportedly confessed to stabbing
Wels said the family would continue to pay the $3,500-a-month rent for the home in the gated community.

Anthony is accused of stabbing 17-year-old Austin Metcalf to death during a rain delay at a high school track meet.

The teens got into a fight after Metcalf told Anthony to leave his team’s tent – leading to an explosive altercation where Anthony allegedly pulled a knife from his bag and stabbed Metcalf in the chest, according to cops.

Metcalf died in the arms of his twin brother.

God1000:
This is horrifying on every level. A woman verbally attacks a child with a racial slur and instead of facing consequences, she’s being rewarded with hundreds of thousands of dollars? This isn’t just about one person’s hate; it’s about a society that enables and even funds it. Very sickening and disgusting behavior


My fellow black brothers and sisters should wake up and stop worshipping these people, I can't believe this is happening in 2025

I blame trump, his racist behavior has emboldened these deplorable folks more

Botragelad:
Source;
https://nypost.com/2025/04/30/us-news/over-500k-raised-for-karmelo-anthonys-after-alleged-stabbing/

Botragelad:
This deserves proper scrutiny. Why is there a fundraising campaign for a guy who brutally stabbed someone to death in cold blood?

What’s striking is that this fundraising happened before the backlash against the fundraiser for the white woman who used a racial slur. So why are people outraged over her case but silent about this black murderer, whose victim was white?

Is this not a blatant double standard?

God1000 there's your comment hours ago on the other thread. Do you care to condemn this guy's action and the whole fundraising thing as racism?
Why's he being rewarded for stabbing a guy to death?

bunnae:
This is a bigger crime than the racist woman yet it did not make the news overseas. The number of AA that jumped into the conclusion that it was self defense without considering all of the surrounding details is alarming.

Why did this young man bring a knife to a track event? Premeditated murder? Why did his sitting position cause a problem? AA's are crowdfunding for a guy that killed a white kid, but have the guts to condemn another crowdfunding.

America has a serious race problem. Blacks/whites are racist to each other. A superpower that has no bonding. It may not be long.

ZaddyJ:

Tooth for tat .
A white woman got a go-fund from her yt community after calling a 5 autistic child the N word , now it’s the black community’s turn to do their own 😂
Two can play fvking game of FUNDME

Botragelad:
Source;
https://nypost.com/2025/04/30/us-news/over-500k-raised-for-karmelo-anthonys-after-alleged-stabbing/

spartachico:
A war is quietly brewing in America, Racial war, Gender war, Sexual war, I'm yet to know who I identify as type of war... With Trump in power USA will loose world respect and powers.

spartachico:
A war is quietly brewing in America, Racial war, Gender war, Sexual war, I'm yet to know who I identify as type of war... With Trump in power USA will loose world respect and powers.

Kobicove:
It appears these days people just blindly donate to almost every cause that's hosted of a website without first asking relevant questions.

A 17 year old boy who takes a knife to school is basically a thug and should not be rewarded with financial support!

Botragelad:
This deserves proper scrutiny. Why is there a fundraising campaign for a guy who brutally stabbed someone to death in cold blood?

What’s striking is that this fundraising happened before the backlash against the fundraiser for the white woman who used a racial slur. So why are people outraged over her case but silent about this black murderer, whose victim was white?

Is this not a blatant double standard?

God1000 there's your comment hours ago on the other thread. Do you care to condemn this guy's action and the whole fundraising thing as racism?
Why's he being rewarded for stabbing a guy to death?

Kooyepeju01:
It's deliberate,it's an agenda to drive the non Americans, especially the Black out by all possible means. Donald Trump shouldn't have emerged in the first place, that was the fear of many especially Biden, Harris, Clinton's and Co.
Trump is a very dangerous specie. Mark my words, he's may igniting a civil,racialwar already in US,and the 3rd world war not far fetched!

nairalanda1:
Both sides ...the guy and the woman who used the n word, their supporter are both equally racists