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Judge is Weak in Anthony trial
Posted on 6/4/26 at 1:34 pm
Posted on 6/4/26 at 1:34 pm
Indie Journo Sarah Fields from Frisco:
Judge COULD have allowed camera in the courtroom in the form of pool coverage but noooooo. He wants to keep everything behind closed doors.
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REPORT: Karmelo Anthony Trial Day Four ??
Apparently, if you violate a judge’s order and cut in front of others who were in line 30 minutes before you, you will be REWARDED with access to a courtroom that only allows 27 members of the public.
According to Judge Roach’s order, there is a curfew from 11pm to 6am every day for the duration of the trial. The order applies to the ENTIRE Collin County Courthouse campus, including parking lots, sidewalks, green spaces, and any other designated areas.
I have followed this order every day, arriving right at 6am as required by the curfew.
This morning, the first day of opening statements, I arrived at 6am as usual. There were already 20–25 people lined up at the front door. I immediately got in line. Many of them were not secretive about what time they had arrived, and some said they had been there closer to 5am, which is a VIOLATION of the judge’s order.
As I stood there, multiple people arrived and cut directly in front of me. And yes, I will make it clear that they were Karmelo Anthony supporters.
I wish I had said something. But I have done my best to maintain the peace so far, even with the disparaging comments that have been made and the constant line-cutting over the past few days.
I am fully fed up today. The first 27 were selected, and the cut off was 2 people in front of me. If there had not been violations or line cutters, I would be in the courtroom right now.
I understand that Judge Roach runs a tight ship, but he cannot control what he does not know is happening.
The family was brought in. Then the media. Then about a dozen individuals who claimed to be “family members of the Anthony’s,” including Kevin Hayes, Karmelo Anthony’s uncle, who initially spread false rumors that Karmelo had been jumped and that his cell phone had been smashed.
THEN, 27 members of the public were given passes for the remainder of the day.
Several of those individuals deserve to be in the courtroom. But the scales were tipped in favor of Anthony supporters because they cut in line and felt “entitled” to those positions.
I’m not going to hold back about their behavior any longer.
Judge COULD have allowed camera in the courtroom in the form of pool coverage but noooooo. He wants to keep everything behind closed doors.
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Posted on 6/4/26 at 1:45 pm to prplhze2000
I know Judge Roach. He is a former Marine. Im very happy to hear he is the judge in this case.
Posted on 6/4/26 at 1:50 pm to Hwy26
quote:Then let him know his orders are being violated.
I know Judge Roach. He is a former Marine. Im very happy to hear he is the judge in this case.
Posted on 6/4/26 at 1:53 pm to Hwy26
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I know Judge Roach. He is a former Marine.
What's with this "former" talk?
Posted on 6/4/26 at 1:55 pm to Hwy26
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He is a former Marine.
No such thing.
Posted on 6/4/26 at 1:58 pm to prplhze2000
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Indie Journo Sarah Fields from Frisco:
If this person would have just reported the facts without injecting her emotions, it would have been a much better story. She comes off sounding like a whiner, which a good journalist knows how to avoid. Don't make yourself part of the story.
Also this:
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Then about a dozen individuals who claimed to be “family members of the Anthony’s,” including Kevin Hayes, Karmelo Anthony’s uncle.
Are uncles not "family members"?
She makes it sound like his claim is dubious.
This post was edited on 6/4/26 at 1:59 pm
Posted on 6/4/26 at 2:02 pm to PsychTiger
There is no such thing as an ex Marine. Hoorah
Posted on 6/4/26 at 2:04 pm to prplhze2000
Is this being streamed and if so who is primarily covering it?
Posted on 6/4/26 at 2:05 pm to prplhze2000
They should make it like Bama spring game
Posted on 6/4/26 at 2:07 pm to DeBoar
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Is this being streamed and if so who is primarily covering it?
No cameras in courtroom. The lady mentioned in the OP has provided the best coverage imo.
Posted on 6/4/26 at 2:15 pm to TulsaSooner78
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If this person would have just reported the facts without injecting her emotions, it would have been a much better story. She comes off sounding like a whiner, which a good journalist knows how to avoid. Don't make yourself part of the story.
This.
I've seen two things posted on here written by this particular "journalist". One was bitching about how the people in the audience were dressed, and this is bitching about getting cut in front of in line.
While I may agree on the inappropriateness of the dress and that getting skipped in line sucks, it's not what I, the reader, really cares about. Just tell me what's going on in the trial
Posted on 6/4/26 at 2:16 pm to Alt26
Well to be fair, it was jury selection so not much else to cover.
Posted on 6/4/26 at 2:47 pm to Alt26
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One was bitching about how the people in the audience were dressed, and this is bitching about getting cut in front of in line.
She is fishing for clicks, and a lot of people are taking the bait.
Posted on 6/4/26 at 2:50 pm to prplhze2000
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He wants to keep everything behind closed doors.
As they should be. Televised trials are universally a disaster.
Posted on 6/4/26 at 3:06 pm to Hwy26
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He is a former Marine.
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Judge is Weak
Posted on 6/4/26 at 3:07 pm to prplhze2000
Judge is weak?
This bitch sounds soft as baby shite!
This bitch sounds soft as baby shite!
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As I stood there, multiple people arrived and cut directly in front of me. And yes, I will make it clear that they were Karmelo Anthony supporters. I wish I had said something.
Posted on 6/4/26 at 3:10 pm to prplhze2000
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As I stood there, multiple people arrived and cut directly in front of me. And yes, I will make it clear that they were Karmelo Anthony supporters. I wish I had said something.
Probably more important to stay alive.
Posted on 6/4/26 at 3:40 pm to Godfather1
I would have said something and have done it before. Here is update.
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Karmelo Anthony Trial Update: For the past year, Karmelo Anthony supporters have claimed that Frisco ISD security footage shows Karmelo being “attacked by four boys” and proves he was acting in self-defense.
I have seen the video, and I have been telling people for a year that it shows nothing.
That video has now been played in open court.
And many of those supporters are about to get a harsh reality check.
The footage barely shows anything. It does not show Karmelo being attacked. It does not clearly depict the events that so many people have confidently claimed it does.
For an entire year, supporters repeated a narrative based largely on descriptions provided by the family’s advocate, Tiffney Billions.
Now the jury and the public have seen the actual footage for themselves.
According to Mary Ann from the Daily Mail, the video was heavily zoomed in, making it extremely grainy. The faces of the individuals involved are not visible. At most, the footage appears to show one person pushing another person under the tent.
The video also shows that Karmelo Anthony and Austin Metcalf were under the tent together for approximately four minutes before the stabbing occurred.
In short, the security footage does not provide the clear visual proof of self-defense that Karmelo supporters have been claiming existed for the past year.
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Update: Breaked for lunch. After lunch, the prosecution is going to show an enhanced version of the footage from Frisco ISD.
They are going to show footage from multiple angles and different moments before and after the stabbing, including the moment of the stabbing which cannot be seen because it is under the tent and very dark.
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