Texas Prison Agency Fires Donna Robinson Over Facebook Comment After 35-Year Karmelo Anthony Verdict
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 16
Texas Prison Agency Fires Donna Robinson Over Facebook Comment After 35-Year Karmelo Anthony Verdict
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 16
Summary
Donna Robinson, a Texas Department of Criminal Justice parole supervisor, was fired after a Facebook comment saying Karmelo Anthony would be protected in prison and that she did not care about Austin Metcalf's family loss.
The backlash followed Anthony's June 9 murder conviction and 35-year sentence for fatally stabbing 17-year-old Metcalf at a Frisco, Texas, high school track meet last year.
Judge John Roach Jr., who barred cameras from the trial, defended the proceedings as fair and rejected claims he had personal ties to Metcalf's family.
Other Anthony supporters also drew scrutiny, including Howard professor Stacey Patton and George Washington law professor emerita W. Burlette Carter, who publicly attacked the verdict and jury selection.
Anthony is appealing his sentence as supporters continue to argue self-defense and raise racial-bias concerns about the case.