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Tensions Boil Over Outside Courthouse After Karmelo Anthony Found Guilty of Murder – Deputies Make Arrests

Tensions boiled over outside the Collin County Courthouse after a jury convicted Karmelo Anthony of murder in the fatal stabbing of Austin Metcalf.

The jury in the Karmelo Anthony murder case reached a swift verdict after deliberating for more than two hours on Tuesday.

The jury found Karmelo Anthony guilty of murder. He faces life in prison.

Karmelo Anthony and his mother sobbed in court after the judge read the guilty verdict.

The jury still hasn’t decided on Karmelo Anthony’s sentencing.

Black Panthers gathered outside the courthouse and defended Karmelo Anthony.

“We got to tell our kids the truth that this is a racist ass country! We gotta tell them the truth,” one of the Black Panthers shouted.

“Don’t nobody want to hear about what we do to each other. We talking about what they doing to US!” she said.

“White folks kill white folks. Mexicans kill Mexicans. We ain’t trying to hear no cool sh*t today. Go open up them white folks with that. This is a racist-ass country!” she added.

Deputies made swift arrests as protestors clashed.

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UK Plans To JAIL Tech CEOs Who Refuse To SPY On Every Phone

New measures would compel client-side inspection of every photo, video and message on devices, escalating the digital ID lockdown already plotted for British smartphones in coordination with major technology firms.

Privacy advocates warn the “child safety” framing masks a broader drive to turn personal phones into mandatory surveillance endpoints, with criminal penalties aimed at any executive who resists.

Reclaim The Net, an organization dedicated to countering online censorship and digital surveillance, flagged the draft legislation in recent updates. 

The group described how UK authorities are preparing to imprison tech executives for up to five years under the Online Safety Act if companies refuse to build and deploy scanners capable of reviewing every piece of content on user devices.

The push targets expanded “client-side scanning” features, requiring devices to inspect material before it is sent or received.

Existing tools from Apple and Google, such as nudity detection in Messages or sensitive content warnings, would be broadened into comprehensive, always-active systems. Non-compliance would trigger direct penalties against company leadership rather than the firms alone.

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DISGUSTING VIDEO: Karmelo Anthony Supporter Declares ‘Both Brothers Should’ve Been Dead’ Outside Courthouse After Guilty Verdict, Black Panthers Push ‘Race War’

After a Collin County jury unanimously convicted 19-year-old Karmelo Anthony of murdering 17-year-old Austin Metcalf in a brutal stabbing at a Frisco high school track meet, supporters of the convicted killer erupted in fury outside the Texas courthouse.

Independent journalist Nick Sortor captured shocking footage of Anthony’s deranged supporters openly calling for the death of Metcalf’s twin brother Hunter, who witnessed the murder, and the crowd expressing their agreement.

In the video posted by Sortor on X Tuesday evening, a woman at the courthouse rants that “BOTH of the brothers should’ve been dead, if you ask me.”

The surrounding supporters of the murderer nod and voice agreement.

Sortor’s caption on the video read, “Karmelo Anthony supporter says Karmelo should’ve killed Austin’s twin brother HUNTER as well. And the Karmelo group AGREES with her. They’re OPENLY calling for MURDER. This was NEVER about self-defense. Some of them just want to see white people murdered in cold blood. They can’t be reasoned with.”

Anthony, a Black teen, stabbed white 17-year-old Austin Metcalf in the chest during an altercation at Kuykendall Stadium in Frisco on April 2, 2025.

Austin Metcalf’s identical twin brother, Hunter Metcalf, was not only at the track meet but also witnessed the fatal stabbing.

Born just four minutes after Austin, Hunter told Karmelo Anthony to leave the Memorial High School team tent during the rain delay.

Austin then stepped in to confront Anthony.

Hunter was right there when Anthony pulled the knife and stabbed his brother in the chest.

According to police reports and witness accounts, Hunter immediately rushed to Austin’s side, tried desperately to stop the bleeding, and held his twin in his arms as Austin took his last breath and died despite lifesaving efforts by first responders.

The brothers were inseparable. They played football together as standout athletes, worked the same part-time job at a local pizzeria, attended church youth group, cleaned the house, did yard work, and did nearly everything together.

Their bond was described by the family as unbreakable until that moment.

Hunter later accepted Austin’s posthumous diploma at their high school graduation in an emotional ceremony that drew a standing ovation.

Prosecutors never called Hunter to testify during the trial. He was kept out of the courtroom as a potential witness, but his presence and raw grief were described as those in the courtroom as being evident in bodycam footage played for the jury, showing him sobbing and screaming as he tried to save his brother.

Anthony claimed self-defense, but eyewitnesses, video evidence, and testimony presented over eight days of trial proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that the claim was false.

The jury deliberated for less than three hours before returning a guilty verdict on murder charges on Tuesday.

The same jury will now decide sentencing.

This wasn’t the only racial bloodlust on display outside the courthouse, as Black Panthers and supporters declared “THIS IS A WAR” and told the crowd, “We got to tell our kids the truth that this is a RACIST-ASS COUNTRY… Don’t NOBODY want to hear about what we do to each other. We talking about what they doing to US!”

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Karmelo Anthony Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison – Eligible For Parole After Half Time Served – Austin Metcalf’s Dad Unloads on Karmelo Anthony

This is outrageous.

Karmelo Anthony was sentenced to 35 years in prison after a jury convicted him of murder in the fatal stabbing of Austin Metcalf.

19-year-old Karmelo Anthony will be eligible for parole after half time served.

He was facing 99 years in prison.

16-year-old track and football star Austin Metcalf was brutally stabbed to death by Karmelo Anthony in April 2025 during a championship track meet at Kuykendall Stadium in Frisco, Texas.

Numerous eyewitnesses testified that Karmelo Anthony was the aggressor and instigated the fight.

Austin Metcalf’s father unloaded on Karmelo Anthony:

“We were robbed, don’t look down, of all of these things.”

“I said from day one, this was never about race, please don’t politicize it. But what did you choose to do, both. It’s about right and wrong. We’re all humans. We all bleed the same color.

“You’re free to make choices all you want, but you’re not free from those consequences. You will face those consequences starting today.”

“People think that grief is sadness but its not. IT”S RAGE!!! (slamming his hands on the table.) Pure unfiltered rage,’ he shouts.

“You failed your parents, your failed yourself and you failed society, You don’t belong in this community,” he says to Karmelo.

“You’re going to prison, You can’t even look me in the eyes right now but you can stab my fu**ing son in the heart.”

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Crime Doesn’t Pay, But US Government Grants Do

InSight Crime, a thinktank which claims to fuse “investigative journalism with academic rigor,” accuses Nicaragua’s government of “hiring assassins” to hunt down and kill opponents abroad. This bold accusation is based on no more than “circumstantial” evidence, strongly suggesting political motivation. This fact-impoverished rush to judgment reflects a more general bias of the US-aligned corporate press, which seeks to demonize Nicaragua and its Sandinista political leadership.

The focus of the thinktank’s article is the death of Roberto Samcam, a former Nicaraguan army officer, exiled in Costa Rica. He was assassinated by gunmen in his home in a gated community in the capital, San Jose, on June 19, 2025. InSight Crime says he was killed because he was “fomenting regime change” in Nicaragua. Supposedly linked to this crime are two failed attempts to murder a Nicaraguan associate, Joao Maldonado, also exiled in Costa Rica and – like Samcam – an opponent of Nicaragua’s Sandinista government.

So far, almost a year after Samcam’s murder, the authorities have made four arrests in the case. All the arrested are Costa Ricans and none have been brought to trial. Keny Navarrete, a Nicaraguan criminal incarcerated in Costa Rica, is said to have coordinated the assassination. Navarette, who has no known connection to Nicaragua’s government, has been serving multiple sentences in Costa Rican prisons since 2016: supposedly he was able to orchestrate the crime from his prison cell.

Samcam’s criminal record 

InSight Crime notes in passing that both Samcam and Maldonado were “charged with crimes” in Nicaragua, but nevertheless the author, Steven Dudley, asserts that “Samcam was not a criminal.” Curiously for a prize-winning crime investigator, Dudley completely ignores the real violent crimes carried out by Samcam, Maldonado and the groups they led in the Carazo region of Nicaragua in 2018, during a coup attempt against its Sandinista government. An email to InSight Crime asking why he omitted Samcam’s backstory received no reply.

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Northern Ireland Erupts After Sudanese Asylum Seeker Charged in Brutal Stabbing — Migrant Houses Torched as Angry Crowds Take Over Belfast 

Hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets of Belfast on Tuesday night after a Sudanese asylum seeke was charged with a brutal knife attack that left a local man with serious injuries.

The protests erupted after footage of Monday night’s attack circulated widely online, sparking further anger against mass immigration.

Police deployed armored vehicles as crowds gathered in several parts of the city.

Some vehicles were set on fire during the unrest, including a bus, while clashes broke out between protesters and officers.

There were also reports of protesters breaking into migrant houses and setting them ablaze.

The victim, a man in his 40s, suffered severe injuries to his eyes as well as slash wounds to his face and back. Police later recovered a kitchen knife from the scene.

Video footage showed members of the public confronting the attacker before police arrived. Senior officers later credited those bystanders with helping save the victim’s life.

The suspect, identified as a 30-year-old Sudanese national, has been charged with attempted murder, possession of a bladed article in a public place, and making threats to kill.

He is due to appear before Belfast Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday.

Police said the man was granted leave to remain in the United Kingdom in September 2023 after claiming asylum.

He had arrived in Belfast from Dublin earlier that year after flying into Ireland from Paris.

The incident comes amid growing public fury over the Labour government’s refusal to stop mass immigration as well a series of high-profile violent crimes involving migrants across Britain.

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Conviction of Jackson Co. man tied to Whitmer kidnap plot gets vacated

The Michigan Court of Appeals on Tuesday vacated the conviction of a Jackson County man alleged to have provided aid to a 2020 plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

Joseph Morrison was convicted in 2022 of gang membership felonies, felony firearm and providing material support for terrorist acts in relation to his alleged role in support of a kidnapping plot of the Democratic governor that prosecutors said was led by Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr. during the COVID-19 pandemic. Morrison was sentenced to four to 20 years in prison on the gang and terrorism support convictions and two years on felony firearm.

But the three-judge appellate panel on Tuesday ruled that kidnapping, under the letter of Michigan law, is not considered a “violent felony” and therefore cannot be presented to a jury to establish a terrorism-related charge.

The panel ― made up of Judges Thomas Cameron, Mark Boonstra and Brock Swartzle ― vacated Morrison’s conviction and remanded the case back to Jackson County Circuit Court for a new trial. All three judges are appointees of Republican former Gov. Rick Snyder.

“Given that the trial court specifically instructed the jury to consider kidnapping as a violent felony and that the jury heard considerable testimony about the plot to kidnap Gov. Whitmer, the likelihood that defendant was actually convicted, at least in part, on an invalid basis tainted the jury’s verdict,” according to the unanimous decision.

Michael Faraone, an appellate attorney for Morrison, said he was happy with the decisions and added, “It’s always a great day when a court delivers justice.”

“In over 30 years of practicing law, I have never reviewed a trial more violative of due process than this one,” Faraone said.

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Top Kentucky GOP Lawmaker Wants State Officials Prosecuted For Abiding By Governor’s Medical Marijuana Expansion Order

Kentucky’s House Majority Whip Jason Nemes (R) asked Attorney General Russell Coleman (R) to help ensure agencies “not cooperate” with Gov. Andy Beshear’s (D) expansion of qualifying conditions for medical marijuana recommendations.

Nemes, a Louisville Republican, made the comments Tuesday morning during the Interim Joint Committee on Judiciary.

He called Beshear’s June 2 executive order, which added several conditions to the state’s list of approved conditions for medical marijuana, an “unlawful expansion of conditions.”

The Lantern asked Beshear’s office for a response around noon and will update this story with its statement.

“Any organization, any licensee, that participates in this unlawful expansion should be prosecuted,” Nemes said during Tuesday’s meeting. “This is not the way forward.”

He also said: “The General Assembly does not approve of” the expansion.

In 2023, the legislature legalized medical marijuana for Kentuckians suffering from chronic illnesses including ​any type or form of cancer, chronic or severe pain, epilepsy or other intractable seizure disorder; multiple sclerosis, muscle spasms, or spasticity; chronic nausea or cyclical vomiting syndrome; or post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

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Instagram ‘Influencer’ Arrested for Human Trafficking, Money Laundering, and Organized Crime After Police Raid Ritzy ‘OnlyFans House’ Mansion in Washington

A 21-year-old self-proclaimed influencer and “private equity” hustler named Nikita Tyukalo was arrested on Thursday after Bellevue Police executed a search warrant at a luxury rental mansion in Washington.

The raid uncovered what authorities allege was a sophisticated human trafficking and financial exploitation operation tied to adult content platforms like OnlyFans and Chaturbate.

Neighbors described the mansion as the local “Diddy House.” It had been the subject of months of neighbor complaints about massive parties that allegedly drew hundreds of people, including minors, and constant social media promotion.

Tyukalo, who rented the high-end home, promoted himself online as a successful young entrepreneur.

His Instagram account, with over 5,000 followers, featured photos of stacks of cash and luxury sports cars. His bio bragged, “14m profit by 20,” “private equity,” and “sales.”

Multiple women came forward as victims after a months-long investigation by Bellevue Police’s Human Trafficking Unit.

Police say he ran the operation through Nova Talent Management, which recruited young women, primarily ages 18-22, through social media with promises of big money from pornographic content creation.

Once inside the operation, managers, allegedly including Tyukalo and associates, took control of their OnlyFans and Chaturbate accounts, passwords, and finances.

One victim discovered an account created in her name had generated nearly $230,000 in gross revenue over a single year, but she was locked out and never saw the money.

Victims reported being pressured into increasingly explicit content, forced into 10+ hour streaming sessions, and given stimulants like Adderall to stay awake.

Allegations include physical assaults, threats, intimidation, forced work schedules, and tactics designed to prevent them from leaving. Investigators say the scheme involved financial exploitation, coercion, and abuse on an organized scale.

Bellevue Police SWAT executed the warrant early on June 4.

Inside the mansion they discovered a large whiteboard labeled “Content Plan,” notebooks tracking earnings, and financial records showing hundreds of thousands of dollars moving through business accounts linked to Nova Talent Management.

More than 300 cell phones and over 50 laptops, believed to be used for content creation, account management, and social media promotion, were seized, along with more than 30 sex toys and an empty prescription bottle consistent with Adderall.

The sheer volume of devices and financial paperwork led investigators to describe the home as the hub of an organized criminal enterprise.

Tyukalo currently faces four counts of human trafficking, one count of money laundering, and one count of leading organized crime.

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Trump DOJ Announces Largest-Ever Effort to Denaturalize U.S. Citizens Accused of Immigration Fraud or Concealing Serious Crimes

The Trump DOJ is dramatically expanding its campaign to revoke US citizenship from naturalized Americans accused of hiding terrorism ties, violent crimes, immigration fraud, and other serious misconduct during the naturalization process.

The new push, according to reports, marks one of the most aggressive uses of denaturalization in modern American history and reflects President Donald Trump’s broader America First effort to restore consequences inside an immigration system that has been abused for decades.

The Department of Justice announced cases against roughly a dozen foreign-born US citizens, with targets originally from countries including Iraq, Somalia, China, India, Colombia, Uzbekistan, Morocco, Gambia, Kenya, Nigeria, and Bolivia.

Officials said the cases involve allegations ranging from concealed terror affiliations and war crimes to child sexual abuse, sham marriages, false identities, and immigration fraud.

The message is quite clear: American citizenship is not a shield for foreign criminals who lied to obtain it. Naturalization, they argue, is a privilege granted by the United States—not a loophole for people who concealed dangerous pasts.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Justice Department would pursue those who misrepresented themselves to become Americans.

Anyone “who intentionally concealed their criminal histories or misrepresented themselves during the naturalization process will face the fullest extent of the law,” Blanche said in a statement to Fox News Digital.

One of the most serious cases involves Ali Yousif Ahmed, who obtained citizenship after claiming he fled Iraq in 2009 because al Qaeda terrorists had attacked his family. Authorities now say Iraq sought his extradition in 2019 after he allegedly murdered two Iraqi police officers while serving as an al Qaeda leader.

Federal officials allege Ahmed omitted that information from the U.S. government. The case has become a stark example of why Trump officials say deeper scrutiny is needed before and after citizenship is granted.

Another case involves Salah Osman Ahmed of Somalia, who naturalized in 2007 and later pleaded guilty in 2009 to providing material support for terrorists and belonging to al Shabaab, a U.S.-designated terrorist group.

The Justice Department argues that joining a terrorist organization within five years of naturalization can be grounds for revoking citizenship. For immigration hawks, the case underscores the danger of treating citizenship as irreversible even when national-security issues emerge.

The crackdown also includes Oscar Alberto Pelaez, a Colombian-born Catholic priest convicted in the United States of 13 counts of sexual abuse of a minor, including sodomy. Authorities allege he lied about the crimes during the naturalization process.

Another target, Abduvosit Razikov of Uzbekistan, allegedly entered into a sham marriage to obtain citizenship. Other cases include individuals accused of using false identities, concealing serious crimes, or committing immigration fraud.

In a separate announcement, the Justice Department said it is seeking to denaturalize Manuel Rocha, a former American diplomat who admitted in a criminal case to acting as a Cuban spy.

The Rocha case points to a broader concern: the United States must be willing to revoke citizenship when people obtain it through deceit and then use American status against American interests.

Denaturalization has historically been rare. Between 1990 and 2017, the federal government filed just over 300 such cases, averaging roughly 11 per year.

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