A collection of funds established for the suspect of murder for adolescents accused or stabbed another teenager at a meeting meeting last week has raised more than $ 350,000.
Karmelo Anthony, 17, is accused of the stabbed death of Austin Metcalf, 17, April 2 at the Championship Track of the 11-5A Championship of the InterschoLastic League University at the Kuykendall Frisco Stadium of Frisco ISD.
Anthony, who confessed the stabbing, says he stabbed Metchalf to protect himself.
“As of the morning of April 11, a fundraising in Givendgo for Anthony had raised $ 351,055 or its objective of $ 450,000,” reports WFAA.
“The narrative that is spreading is false, unfair and harmful,” says the publication of the family on the collection of funds. “As a family of faith, we are deeply grateful for all their support that they think of this trial period. Their prayers and assistance mean more for us now more than ever.”
The fundraising campaign, launched in Givendgo, has caused a violent reaction and has led the co -founders of the sites to address it.
“People are angry with our position to allow Karmelo Anthony’s family to be a Giveendgo campaign, and I understand it, it is a horrible situation. There are even calls to a boycott, but because I know that a similar scenario will happen again for someone in the” correct “and our competitor will not allow them a campaign, even if it is a legal effort, people will use Givendgo again,” he wrote the co -one. Jacob.
The campaign to support Anthony’s legal expenses could not have been launched in Gofundme, since the terms of use of the SIT prohibits users to raise funds for “the legal defense of financial and violent crimes.”
The Anthony bond audience is scheduled for April 14. The lawyers seek to reduce the current bonus of the accused murderer, which is established at $ 1 million.
