Inside Karmelo Anthony’s Life in Jail After Austin Metcalf Murder: His Meal Plan and More

After Karmelo Anthony was found guilty in the murder of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a 2025 high school track meet, he was sent to Collin County Jail before being transferred to the Wallace Pack Unit, where he currently remains in isolation.

Civil rights attorney Lee Merritt, who helped assemble the legal team for Anthony’s appeal, told the Daily Mail in a report published Wednesday, June 24, that the 19-year-old is still in protective custody away from other inmates.

“Because of the high profile nature of the case, there has been some concern about his safety,” Merritt said. “There has been a lot of chatter on the internet, mostly well-wishers, trying to get to the jail and trying to send him things.”

On June 9, Anthony was sentenced to 35 years in prison for fatally stabbing Metcalf at a high school track meet in Frisco, Texas, in April 2025 following a brief confrontation.

The Mail reported that there have also been rumors that Anthony filed a complaint about being sexually harassed by other inmates at the prison; however, no formal complaint has been made.

As for Anthony’s other living conditions, he was reportedly served pancakes for breakfast on June 10, the morning after he was jailed.

According to the Mail, the prison menu includes pancakes for breakfast, chicken parmesan for lunch and chicken and rice for dinner on Mondays; a breakfast burrito in the morning followed by pork noodle casserole for lunch and beef chile for dinner on Tuesdays; pancakes for breakfast, a hamburger for lunch and pork enchiladas for dinner on Wednesdays; fried eggs for breakfast, beef spaghetti for lunch and a burrito for dinner on Thursdays; and pancakes for breakfast, pork meatloaf for lunch and BBQ beef for dinner on Fridays.

Merritt told the publication that Anthony’s parents recently had to deliver his epilepsy medication to him.

“Every time he’s transferred, you have to get the medication to the new facility, so the last time he was transferred out of his last facility, his family had to drive and bring the medication,” Merritt said.

Earlier this week, it was announced that Anthony assembled a team of powerhouse attorneys to fight in his appeal.

Last year, during the meet at Kuykendall Stadium, Metcalf pushed Anthony, who then pulled out a knife and stabbed him in the chest. Metcalf’s heart was reportedly pierced in the attack.

The case drew national attention, and the jury ultimately rejected Anthony’s claims of self-defense.