Gag Order Lifted: Austin Metcalf's Father Unleashes on Karmelo Anthony's Parents

For months, Jeff Metcalf had to stay silent. But now that a judge lifted the gag order in his son’s murder case, he’s making up for lost time—and he’s not holding back.

Austin Metcalf was killed at a high school track meet in Frisco, Texas, in April 2025. Karmelo Anthony was convicted of the murder in June 2026 and sentenced to 35 years in prison. Anthony claimed self-defense; the jury wasn’t convinced. Now, weeks after that guilty verdict, Jeff Metcalf appeared on the“JinxedSip”podcast hosted by Sarah Fields and spent hours laying out his fury at Karmelo Anthony’s parents, Andrew and Kala.

The allegations are brutal. Jeff claims that Karmelo’s parents only materialized when money was flowing in through a $630K crowdfunding page, then vanished the moment that fund was shut down following the conviction. He accuses them of being“cowards”and“grifters”who never took accountability for their son’s actions—and worse, he says they widened racial divisions rather than working to bridge them. The podcast appearance ended with a middle finger to the camera and an explicit goodbye to Karmelo’s parents.

But that’s not where it stops. In hours of podcast commentary, Jeff also used a racist epithet to describe Karmelo Anthony, calling him a“watermelon felon.”The language is jarring and speaks to the raw grief and anger beneath the surface of this case—a father who lost his son, now weaponizing slurs in his pain.

Here’s what matters beneath the headlines: Karmelo Anthony is appealing his conviction, and his family continues fighting to free him on self-defense grounds. The legal battle isn’t over. Yet Jeff’s uncensored rant signals a family in crisis, seeking accountability and answers in a case that tore apart a Texas community. The real question isn’t just about what happened at that track meet—it’s about where this case goes from here, and whether either family can find any path forward that doesn’t lead to more poison.

The gag order is lifted. The truth, as each side sees it, is now on full display.