Ghoulish internet trolls are editing photos of themselves so they appear to be urinating on Austin Metcalf’s grave — in a twisted act of solidarity with the Texas teen’s killer, Karmelo Anthony.
Numerous photos showing the despicable act surfaced on social media this week after 19-year-old Anthony was convicted Tuesday of first-degree murder in the 2025 stabbing, with some of the photos tagged with the likes of “#FreeKarmeloAnthony,” “#AustinMetcalf” and even “#F–kEm.”
“I felt a lil Pissy Today …FREE KARMELO … HELLO,” one of the photos was captioned, while another read “I woke up and chose violence !! FREE #KarmeloAnthony.”
“F–K AUSTINNNNN METCALF,” read a third, followed by a series of middle finger and laughing emojiis.
The vile urination photos gained widespread attention on social media from the conservative “Libs of TikTok” X account, which claimed the individuals were BLM activists. However, there was no indication on any of the individuals’ accounts that they were associated with the Black Lives Matter organization.
Each of the photos showed the individuals standing by what appeared to be 17-year-old Metcalf’s grave — which featured photos of him, and the caption “Beloved son, brother and warrior” — as a stream of fake yellow urine flowed from their crotches and onto the tombstone.
They appeared to be part of a wider movement that believes the prosecution against Anthony was racist, claims stemming from the fact that he is black while his victim was white.
The two high schoolers clashed at a Texas track meet in April 2025, when Anthony was sitting in the tent of Metcalf’s team and Metcalf told him he had to go.
Anthony repeatedly refused, before finally saying, “Touch me and find out.”
Metcalf then pushed Anthony — who whipped out a knife from his bag and plunged it into Metcalf’s chest, killing him.
Anthony was quickly arrested and claimed self-defense, while supporters insisted prosecutors arguing otherwise were following a racist line of attack.
Compounding the issue was the racial makeup of the jury — which included white, Asian and Hispanic people, but no black people.
The case drew huge crowds to the Texas courthouse where it was held, with factions clashing in explosive arguments over the race issue.
Anthony was found guilty of first-degree murder — which landed him a 35-year sentence, instead of the lighter term he would have gotten if convicted of second-degree or manslaughter.
The teen has already filed a notice of his intent to appeal the conviction.