Today was the final day of jury selection in the Karmelo Anthony trial and while there were some interesting developments, there's a limit to what we know because the judge will not allow any cameras, phones or other devices into the courtroom. So reporters who were there all day today were not able to live post about what happened. Instead, they had a few moments to tweet during the day and mostly had to save their hand-written notes for the end of the day.
Anyway, here's what we do know. First, the protesters were out again today.
TEXAS- I’m outside of the Collin county courthouse for day 3 of Karmelo Anthony’s trial where protesters are chanting “self-defense is not a crime”
— Savanah Hernandez (@Savsays) June 3, 2026
I walked up to ask if any of them wanted to interview and was immediately intimidated and told to leave. pic.twitter.com/Dcy4kAtLXP
Inside the courtroom, both sides questioned potential jurors. The defense seemed focused on asking them how they felt about self-defense. Reporter MaryAnn Martinez, who is there for the Daily Mail, noted that the defense question was a bit misleading.
Karmelo Anthony’s attorney Mike Howard (pictured below) keeps repeating to potential jurors that under Texas law, it’s not illegal to have a knife under five and a half inches in a public place. Anthony was armed with a knife the day he killed Austin Metcalf at a high school… pic.twitter.com/hILqNL55gr
— MaryAnn Martinez (@MaryAnnreports) June 3, 2026
Karmelo Anthony’s attorney Mike Howard (pictured below) keeps repeating to potential jurors that under Texas law, it’s not illegal to have a knife under five and a half inches in a public place. Anthony was armed with a knife the day he killed Austin Metcalf at a high school track meet.
HOWEVER, Karmelo Anthony was not in a public place. The fatal stabbing happened on Frisco ISD property. School-sponsored events are classified as prohibited places for weapons, not public spaces.
The defense also seemed eager to weed out any MAGA voters.
Some potential jurors are refusing to answer.
— MaryAnn Martinez (@MaryAnnreports) June 3, 2026
And it didn't take long for race to become part of this trial. One juror repeatedly said they wouldn't feel right putting a "brother" in prison.
A potential male juror in the Karmelo Antony murder trial just stood up to say, "I don't know that I could put a brother in jail." https://t.co/EczNW6qvmy
— MaryAnn Martinez (@MaryAnnreports) June 3, 2026
And hopefully this potential juror is gone.
"He does look like a child," adds another woman in the jury pool. "Maybe he can learn something. I'd want him to learn."
— MaryAnn Martinez (@MaryAnnreports) June 3, 2026
By the end of the day a jury of 12 jurors and 6 alternates had been selected. However, there was some disagreement about who was selected. Martinez reported that the press couldn't see any members of the jury so they don't know anything about race or age of those selected.
We haven’t seen the jurors. Media was in different room as jury pool. We don’t know age, race, gender until we see them in court tomorrow. Stay tuned…
— MaryAnn Martinez (@MaryAnnreports) June 3, 2026
But Sarah Fields says there were no black jurors selected.
BREAKING: The jury has been selected in the Karmelo Anthony trial.
— Sarah Fields (@SarahisCensored) June 3, 2026
Karmelo Anthony supporters are angry because there are no African Americans on the jury.
Also, up until now, we were under the impression that the jury would be sequestered.
They were not.
This means jurors…
A few minutes earlier the Next Generation Action Network, which has been representing the family, reported that the remaining black jurors were struck by the prosecution.
The Next Generation Action Network is outraged by today’s jury selection process in the Karmelo Anthony trial. The prosecution used its final strikes to remove the remaining qualified Black jurors from the jury pool, raising serious concerns about fairness and equal justice.
— Next Generation Action Network (NGAN) (@NextGenAction) June 3, 2026
We…
The Next Generation Action Network is outraged by today’s jury selection process in the Karmelo Anthony trial. The prosecution used its final strikes to remove the remaining qualified Black jurors from the jury pool, raising serious concerns about fairness and equal justice.
We respect the court, but we will not remain silent. NGAN will continue monitoring this case and informing the public every step of the way. Every person deserves a fair trial and confidence that justice is being administered without bias.
We are calling on the court to ensure Mr. Anthony’s constitutional rights are fully protected.
A local Texas reporter seems to back that up.
100% of the African American jurors who were qualified to serve have been dismissed by the prosecution. Prosecution argues that they thought one of them was middle eastern and that the circumstances surrounding the crime were "race neutral" and should not require a panel of…
— J.D. Miles (@jdmiles11) June 3, 2026
The prosecution argued that the 3 black prospective jurors work as educators and they were dismissed for that reason because their jobs were too connected to the circumstances of this crime.
— J.D. Miles (@jdmiles11) June 3, 2026
Opening statements are scheduled for 9 and that's when we will also get our first look…
Just because there are no black jurors obviously does not mean there are no minorities on the jury. We'll see how it looks tomorrow. But for now I can see there are already a lot of people on X who are angry about this outcome.
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