A troubling photograph showing one of the Metcalf twins allegedly grabbing their mother by the throat was just one piece of a much larger body of evidence jurors never saw during Karmelo Anthony’s murder trial. Anthony was convicted in June of murdering Austin Metcalf during an April 2025 track meet and sentenced to 35 years in prison. A judge denied Anthony’s request for a new trial last week. But recent post-trial hearings have pulled back the curtain on evidence attorneys on both sides fought over before trial. Newly obtained documents show one of the Metcalf twins choking their mom. (Photo: WFAA) Sealed court files and testimony revealed police records, school disciplinary reports, videos, text messages, and allegations of violence and racist behavior involving Austin and his twin brother, Hunter. Atlanta Black Star obtained a motion filed by Anthony’s original legal team that outlined dozens of pieces of evidence the defense wanted jurors to consider as part of Anthony’s self-defense claim. Among them is a photo dated Dec. 24, 2024, that the filing says shows either Austin or Hunter aggressively grabbing their mother by the throat. The filing does not identify which twin appears in the image. SEE THE PHOTO HERE. Rather than standing alone, the photo is one entry in a lengthy catalog of incidents the defense cited in arguing that Austin and Hunter had a history of aggression and violence that could have helped jurors determine who initiated the deadly April 2 confrontation. ‘Let Her Hair Go!’: Texas Cop Fired After Dragging Woman by Her Locs as Daughter and Bystanders Rush to Help in Viral Pool Confrontation Evidence Involving Austin Metcalf According to the defense filing, Austin was arrested for assault causing bodily injury in 2018 after allegedly shoving a female classmate to the ground, leaving her with a shoulder injury that required hospital treatment. The motion also details a 2024 incident involving Austin, Hunter and Sadie Sevak. Sevak’s parents told police that Austin knocked her to the ground and punched her in the stomach. The filing says police noted conflicting accounts and a lack of physical evidence. Her parents ultimately did not pursue criminal charges, and police closed the case for informational purposes, according to the filing. The defense also pointed to incidents involving Austin at school and sporting events. At one football game, Austin allegedly said he was about to “beat the sh–t out of” other children after he and Hunter were kicked out of the game. The filing says officials ejected Austin after he pushed another player and yelled at a referee. School records cited by the defense document additional disciplinary incidents involving Austin, including profanity toward teachers, leaving class without permission and other behavioral problems. The filing says a school support coordinator documented conversations with Austin about anger and rage in late 2024 and early 2025. Those sessions included discussions about anger management, conflict resolution, and emotional regulation. The defense also cited a December 2023 incident in which Austin allegedly slammed his desk and became angry during a verbal altercation with another student. Videos Allegedly Found on Austin’s Phone The defense’s proposed evidence extended beyond school and police records. The motion lists numerous videos allegedly recovered from Austin’s phone that the defense argued further demonstrated a pattern of aggressive behavior. One video from March 2022 allegedly shows Austin filming and laughing at a Black student before hitting the student in the face. Another allegedly shows Austin throwing a water bottle at a Black student. Other videos allegedly show Austin fighting another person while wearing boxing gloves and bare-fist fighting someone in his room while another person counts down. Another video allegedly shows Austin saying he was going to slap two people before slapping them. The motion also lists a video that allegedly shows Austin choking another child in a weight room, as well as another in which he allegedly grabs a child’s face and repeatedly shoves it into his crotch. In a November 2024 video cited by the defense, Austin allegedly uses his hand to imitate a gun and points it at the back of a Black person’s head. Racist and Antisemitic Allegations The defense also sought to introduce evidence of what it described as racist behavior involving Austin and Hunter. The motion describes a graffiti incident involving the phrases “KKK kill all black people” and “Heil Hitler,” along with racial slurs. According to the filing, Austin told police they had done “some dumb stuff” and “some vandalism.” The filing says Austin and Hunter received 12 months of probation through the Denton County Community Supervision and Corrections Department in connection with the incident. The defense also cited messages in which Austin allegedly used the N-word, including a Snapchat group chat conversation on April 1, 2025 — just one day before the fatal confrontation with Anthony. The motion additionally alleges that Austin bullied a Black student in 2023 and used racial slurs. Taken together, the defense argued, the incidents, videos, messages, and records could have given jurors a substantially different picture of Austin and Hunter, providing vital context for Anthony’s self-defense claim. Prosecutors Had Character Evidence of Their Own The defense was not the only side seeking to introduce evidence jurors ultimately did not hear. Prosecutors presented their own evidence concerning Anthony’s conduct before the fatal confrontation. Hours before the April 2, 2025, stabbing, prosecutors said Anthony’s girlfriend reported to a Centennial High School staff member that Anthony was engaging in “stalking behavior,” including allegedly driving by her home and refusing to allow her to end their relationship. In a separate 75-page filing, prosecutors also alleged Anthony had previously been accused of stealing his girlfriend’s phone. Prosecutors said that in October 2024, Anthony wrote a “to-do” list for his girlfriend about how to deal with “weirdos,” which included the line, “say sum slick like my bf kill people.” Prosecutors also cited text messages in which they said Anthony admitted—on at least two occasions — to punching girls in the face. CBS News previously reported that prosecutors also uncovered 2021 text messages between Anthony and another student in which they discussed robbing someone for $300. The Evidence Left Unseen The competing evidence reveals just how much information about the teenagers’ alleged behavior never reached the jury tasked with deciding Anthony’s fate. Anthony’s defense argued that the evidence concerning the Metcalf brothers’ alleged histories of violence, aggression and racist behavior was particularly relevant to his self-defense claim and could help establish who was the primary aggressor. The filing says Hunter was the initial aggressor and that Austin joined his brother in confronting Anthony. The motion also notes that Austin and Hunter each weighed about 210 pounds, while Anthony weighed about 140 pounds. The material detailed in both filings alone does not establish that these allegations were proven or that the court would have admitted every item at trial. Anthony’s legal team is now preparing to appeal his conviction and 35-year sentence. 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