Convicted Teen Killer Claims He's Penniless, Seeks Taxpayer-Funded Lawyer As Parents Quietly Fire Up New Business Three Weeks After Fatal Stabbing

MCKINNEY, TX — In a plot twist no one could have predicted except everyone paying attention, Karmelo Anthony, the 19-year-old just handed a 35-year prison sentence for stabbing Austin Metcalf to death at a high school track meet, has bravely declared himself "penniless, destitute, and indigent." The broke murderer now wants the same Texas taxpayers whose justice system he tested with a knife to foot the bill for his appeal.

Public records, those pesky things that keep ruining good sob stories, show Anthony's parents activated a Texas business entity called Angelic Obsessions LLC just 24 days after their son's alleged act of community enrichment. The timing is surely a coincidence, like how a lottery winner buys a yacht the day after scratching the ticket.

Anthony filed court paperwork this week sobbing that he is simply too poor to hire a lawyer, despite a GiveSendGo fundraiser launched in his honor raking in more than $633,000 before it vanished from public view following his conviction. Organizers described the cash as vital for "comprehensive assistance" and "family relocation expenses," which in woke-speak apparently means "help us move somewhere the pitchforks can't find us."

Fox News correspondent Brooke Taylor has been following this saga of justice and sudden entrepreneurship on "The Story." Sources close to reality note that the records do not prove the fundraiser money flowed directly into the new company. Anthony's parents have not been charged with anything, mostly because modern justice systems prefer to lock up the actual stabber first.Before the stabbing, the family's Louisiana business ventures had all the success of a vegan steakhouse. Angelic Obsessions was formed years ago then revoked. Another outfit called Exclusive Luxury Services enjoyed repeated revocations, like a criminal with a revolving door habit. But hey, nothing says "we stand with our son" like getting that LLC paperwork notarized while the blood is still drying on the track.

Anthony was transferred to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, where he will have plenty of time to reflect on his poverty while the rest of us reflect on how many GoFundMe millions it takes before a guy stops qualifying as "indigent."

Andrew Anthony III, listed as the registered agent for the fresh Texas business, declined to comment. Smart man. In today's America, the real crime isn't the stabbing. It's noticing the timing.

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Kash Patel flips Walz's script in response to viral tweet on MN fraud raids

Federal agents raided 22 businesses in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Tuesday as part of a major federal fraud investigation. Brooke Taylor reported live that the operation ties directly to a viral YouTube video from Nick Shirley that blew the lid off alleged childcare funding fraud back in December. The Trump administration had already frozen the funding and demanded a full audit of suspect daycare centers.

Democrat Minnesota Governor [Tampon] Tim Walz immediately tried to take credit for the raids and got slapped down hard by FBI Director Kash Patel.

The episode highlights the deep political tensions surrounding this massive fraud probe. Critics note the scandal festered on Walz’s watch until federal authorities stepped in to clean house.

"Come again?" Patel posted on X in response to Walz, who claimed that Tuesday’s raids happened because Minnesota state agencies "caught irregular behavior and reported it."

"This FBI and DOJ with our DHS partners drafted and executed every search warrant today. But go ahead and take credit for our work while we smoke out the fraud plaguing Minnesota under your governorship."

Walz’s tweet racked up more than a million views in just hours. Conservatives roasted him, pointing out that the enormous fraud exploded under his leadership and that relentless public pressure finally forced him to abandon his re-election bid."Arsonist masquerading as a firefighter," Townhall columnist Dustin Grage posted on X.

"The main problem Tim Walz has now is that no one – Republican or Democrat – takes him seriously," Republican operative and Trump 2020 communications director Tim Murtaugh posted on X. "He’s proven that he’s that much of a boob."

"The same guy who spent a whole hearing dodging questions about $9 BILLION in fraud in Minnesota and talking about ICE instead is now praising fraud control," the Republican-led House Oversight Committee posted on X. "Tomorrow, we will pass legislation in the Committee to make sure it never happens again. Sit this one out, Tim."

"@GovTimWalz is a stolen valor POS," Rep. Derrick Van Orden, (R-WI), posted on X, referencing past criticisms of Walz’s military record that surfaced during the 2024 presidential campaign. "This is par for the course."

Walz singing "I Feel Pretty"

"Well, the American people know we can actually thank @nickshirleyy and @VP," Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) posted on X. Social media users also flagged an X post from the city of Minneapolis assuring residents it had nothing to do with the raids.

Federal authorities hit more than 20 locations, including childcare facilities, in Minneapolis on Tuesday in a sweeping fraud investigation targeting largely Somali-owned businesses, sources confirmed to Fox News.

"Today the FBI with federal, state and local law enforcement is involved in court-authorized law enforcement activity as part of an ongoing fraud investigation," a Department of Justice spokesperson said.

Authorities executed 22 federal search warrants in Minnesota Tuesday morning. Sources stressed the operation is not immigration-related.

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