The daddy of slain 17-year-old Austin Metcalf crashed a press convention held by the household of his son’s accused killer earlier than he was in the end given the boot by Dallas police Thursday.
Jeff Metcalf, whose son was stabbed to demise after he and 17-year-old Karmelo Anthony bought into an argument at a monitor meet in Frisco earlier this month, made his presence recognized — delaying the occasion and resulting in sharp criticism from a supporter of Anthony.
“The father being at this press conference … is a disrespect to the dignity of his son,” stated Dominique Alexander, the chief of an area activist group, earlier than Anthony’s mother and father broke their silence for the primary time.
“That was disrespectful and just shows you all the character – he was not invited, he knows that it’s inappropriate to be near this family, but he did it,” the Subsequent Era Motion Community president added as soon as the press convention started — which was streamed by Fox 4.
Moments earlier, Dallas police escorted Jeff Metcalf from the premises, based on experiences.
One video confirmed a couple of officers standing across the grieving father as he left with out incident. He reportedly didn’t say a phrase to the media throughout his transient look.
Anthony is going through a first-degree homicide cost after police stated he fatally knifed Metcalf, a soccer and monitor star, and left him to die in his twin brother’s arms on the athletic occasion on April 2.
The deadly confrontation at Frisco Memorial Excessive College started when Metcalf reportedly requested Anthony to maneuver out of his college’s tent throughout a rain delay, a police report states.
Anthony was in custody till this week after his bail was decreased and he was let out — however positioned beneath home arrest.
His mom, Kala Hayes, stated her household is “under attack” throughout the press convention.
“Whatever you think that happened between Karmelo and the Metcalf boys, my three younger children, my husband and I didn’t do anything to deserve to be threatened, harassed and lied about,” she stated in ready remarks with her husband by her facet.
“The lies and the false accusations that have been said about us, especially over the past week, has been overwhelming,” Hayes stated, claiming it has put her household at risk.
At one level, Hayes grew to become overcome with emotion and spoke by tears.
The high-profile killing has flamed racial tensions as a result of Metcalf was white and Anthony is black.
Anthony has claimed that he stabbed Metcalf in self-defense.
Throughout the argument, Anthony allegedly advised Metcalf to “touch me and see what happens,” earlier than witnesses noticed the sufferer seize or push Anthony, sparking the stabbing, based on a police report obtained by the Dallas Information.
“I don’t know why we are being targeted and discriminated against before a fair trial,” Hayes stated whereas expressing condolences to Metcalf’s household.
“Our son deserved the same rights under the law that everyone is afforded to.”
