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Austin Metcalf's sealed history is coming out now too

Posted on 8/20/26 at 3:45 pm
Posted by Ingeniero
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Posted on 8/20/26 at 3:45 pm
Looks like the prosecution and defense both had a reason to keep the history of their clients sealed. I don't have an issue with it because it kept the trial focused on the facts of that day:



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Here's some of the background report on Austin Metcalf that is being discussed in court during his hearing over a motion for a new trial. It's more than 20 pages but here are notable incidents.

Austin Metcalf and his brother Hunter were once caught spray painting graffiti including "KKK kill all blacks" and "Heil Hitler" along with the N-word and were sentenced to 12 months of juvenile probation. 
Records reveal they reportedly told authorities

"we did some dumb stuff" and "we did some vandalism"

There are several documented instances of Austin using racial slurs in school and in 2023 Austin was accused of bullying a black student in class. 
In 2018, while still in elementary school, Austin and his brother were accused of bullying and assaulting a a female which led to his arrest. 
During an argument in 2024 with another female student Austin allegedly 

"knocked her to the ground and punched her in the stomach"

He was also kicked out of a football game and texted someone later "I was about to beat the (expletive) out of those kids"

At a previous track meet when another student alerted Austin that someone not on their team quote
"behind our bench was talking wild"
Austin reportedly replied 

"Kill that mf"

During 2023-2024 school year he received in school suspension twice. 
School disciplinary records from April 2022 to May 2024 reveal that he reportedly called a teacher the B-word or used profanity. 
He told a school official that 

"He couldn't control it and wasn't aware that it was coming out of his mouth"

In 2024, on at least 5 occasions Austin saw a counselor regarding his anger and rage during a football game 
In 2021 he got banned from attending basketball games for a season after yelling profanity at a player  
Metcalf also got suspended after he and another student were talking about bringing a gun to school the following day
Posted by ShrimperDan
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Posted on 8/20/26 at 3:48 pm to
I don't think he did any of that because we are the same race. Am I doing this correctly?
Posted by Nado Jenkins83
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Posted on 8/20/26 at 3:50 pm to
Posted by GreatLakesTiger24
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Posted on 8/20/26 at 3:51 pm to
Oh man. What a mess
Posted by TDsngumbo
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Posted on 8/20/26 at 3:51 pm to
This will be a fun thread to watch from afar.
Posted by Darth_Vader
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Posted on 8/20/26 at 3:52 pm to
How is any of that relevant to the trial?
Posted by el Gaucho
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Posted on 8/20/26 at 3:53 pm to
The penalty for saying a word is death but there’s no penalty for murdering someone



Trumps America
Posted by UpToPar
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Posted on 8/20/26 at 3:53 pm to
So one was a racist jackass and the other was a murderer.
This post was edited on 8/20/26 at 3:56 pm
Posted by N2cars
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Posted on 8/20/26 at 3:54 pm to
Source for this, actual
quote:

documented instances


Actual chool records, police reports, or social media?
This post was edited on 8/20/26 at 3:57 pm
Posted by Godfather1
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Posted on 8/20/26 at 3:54 pm to
quote:

How is any of that relevant to the trial?


Clear cut pattern of behavior.

ETA: I must’ve misunderstood and didn’t make myself clear. Everything coming out is a clear cut pattern of KARMELO’S behavior.

Sorry about the mixup.
This post was edited on 8/20/26 at 4:33 pm
Posted by NPComb
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Posted on 8/20/26 at 3:54 pm to
quote:

el Gaucho


You may catch a couple with that last sentence
Posted by SUB
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Posted on 8/20/26 at 3:54 pm to
He does not sound like an angel but that has no relevance to what happened, which is why it was sealed.
Posted by Ingeniero
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Posted on 8/20/26 at 3:56 pm to
It's coming from a guy covering the hearing for Karmelo's appeal. Both parties agreed that Karmelo's and Austin's histories shouldn't be brought up at trial.
Posted by Teddy Ruxpin
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Posted on 8/20/26 at 3:57 pm to
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In 2018, while still in elementary school, Austin and his brother were accused of bullying and assaulting a a female which led to his arrest. 


This seems incredibly unlikely? He must have been one bad kid to pull off an arrest in elementary school
This post was edited on 8/20/26 at 3:58 pm
Posted by GreenRockTiger
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Posted on 8/20/26 at 3:57 pm to
quote:

Clear cut pattern of behavior.
since he didn’t like blacks, it’s ok for him to be stabbed in the chest and killed?
Posted by MFTPC
Member since Apr 2026
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Posted on 8/20/26 at 3:58 pm to
quote:

history of their clients


Austin wasn’t a client because see Karmelo murdered him.
This post was edited on 8/20/26 at 4:05 pm
Posted by Stealth Matrix
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Posted on 8/20/26 at 4:01 pm to
Wow that all really forgives MURDER you showed me
Posted by N2cars
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Posted on 8/20/26 at 4:01 pm to
Thanks.

So this info was just sealed for the trial only, evidently.
Posted by dgnx6
Member since Feb 2006
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Posted on 8/20/26 at 4:02 pm to
As teens we got in fights at school. But no one actually stabbed the other person.

So, fights and cursing aren't out of the ordinary. But murdering another student would be.






Posted by Darth_Vader
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Posted on 8/20/26 at 4:03 pm to
quote:

Clear cut pattern of behavior.


So, you’re saying that since he was racist, it was ok for him to be stabbed to death?
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