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Karmelo Anthony Trial: Former Texas Congressional Candidate Arrested Outside Courthouse After Verdict
Racist protests and anti-Muslim rhetoric have escalated around the trial, prompting arrests and a Frisco City Council suspension of public comment.
- On June 1, 2026, the murder trial of Karmelo Anthony began in McKinney, Texas, for the stabbing death of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a Frisco track meet last April.
- Jake Lang, a January 6 insurrectionist pardoned by President Donald Trump, formed "Protect White Americans" and rallied at the stadium 17 days after Metcalf's death, as the case gained national attention through social media misinformation.
- Deputies took at least two people into custody outside the Collin County Courthouse during the trial, while another man wearing a pink tie was arrested for an alleged assault, according to FOX 4 reports and witness accounts.
- Frisco City Council suspended public comments after residents demanded the city "Be America First," while mayoral candidate Rod Vilhauer faces criticism for labeling Islam a "terrorist group" during a podcast.
- These incidents echo Collin County's history of racial violence, including the 1911 lynching of Commodore Jones, while the county displays a 7-foot statue of Confederate general James W. Throckmorton, erected the same year Jones was slain.
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Karmelo Anthony trial: Former Texas congressional candidate arrested outside courthouse after verdict
Deputies arrested multiple people outside the Collin County Courthouse following the Karmelo Anthony trial verdict, including a former Texas congressional candidate, as tensions flared among large crowds.
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