Split image of Karmelo Anthony and Austin MetcalfKarmelo Anthony and Austin Metcalf (Photos via X)
A trial date has been set in Karmelo Anthony’s murd3r case following his indictment for the alleged k!lling of Austin Metcalf.

Anthony is set to st@nd trial for murd3r after confessing to st@bbing Metcalf during a dispute at a high school track meet earlier this year.

According to pertinent court documents, Anthony’s trial will begin on June 1, 2026.

“A court official tells TMZ Sports that date is tentative — and it’s entirely possible it gets pushed out further. But, the official added it’s rare set dates ever get moved up,” TMZ Sports notes.

Anthony is facing a charge of first-degree murd3r, with a grand jury having gone over prosecutorial evidence and determining that there is indeed a case to answer.

 

He has been adamant that he was defending himself, while his lawyer, Mike Howard, has echoed the same and declared that “the jury will reach the right conclusion and justice will be done” once due process is undertaken.

A docket control hearing to est@blish a trial timeline has also been scheduled for next week, but the defendant is not required to attend.

Charleston White Changes His St@nce On Karmelo Anthony Case

Karmelo Anthony posing in school pictureKarmelo Anthony (Photo via Twitter)
Anthony, who is facing life imprisonment if found guilty, was initially held on a $1 million bond but was released after it was brought down to $250,000. He remains under house arrest and wears an ankle monitor, with permission necessary for him to leave his home.

The case has impacted both the Anthony and Metcalf families as one is fighting to keep their son while the other has lost theirs and is pushing for justice.

Social media personality Charleston White recently apologized publicly to the Anthony family after meeting them and going over details regarding the incident. He now claims to be of the view that Anthony acted in self-defense.

White also expects the teenager to beat the charges.

 

Fearne Cotton has broken her silence on split from husband Jesse Wood in her first TV interview since the breakup.

Joining Lorraine Kelly on Monday’s episode of the ITV show, the TV presenter, 43, also gave an health update after having two tumours removed from jaw.

Fearne announced her split from Jesse, the son of Rolling Stones bass guitarist Ronnie Wood, in December after 10 years of marriage.

She has since made swipes at Jesse and moved on with TV director Elliot Hegarty, with the pair having been seen kissing during a recent night out.

Fearne has had a difficult few months after undergoing surgery to remove two benign tumours from her jawline, just days before her split with Jesse emerged.

She told host Lorraine: ‘It’s all very amicable and kids are doing great. I am in a very good place.’place.’

Fearne Cotton has broken her silence on split from husband Jesse Wood in her first TV interview since the breakup
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Fearne Cotton has broken her silence on split from husband Jesse Wood in her first TV interview since the breakup

Fearne announced her split from Jesse, the son of Rolling Stones bass guitarist Ronnie Wood , in December after 10 years of marriage (both pictured in February 2024)
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Fearne announced her split from Jesse, the son of Rolling Stones bass guitarist Ronnie Wood , in December after 10 years of marriage (both pictured in February 2024)

Discussing her recent surgery, she added: ‘I feel very grateful to have completely recovered.

‘I feel really good. I have a lot of people reaching out who have had the same thing.’

Davina McCall, 56, announced in November she’d been diagnosed with a colloid cyst, a rare type of benign brain tumour, and has supported Fearne.

She continued: ‘Everyone needs a Davina. She’s been amazing, weird that we had the same health thing going on at the same time. She’s so calming and we speak every day. She is just the best

It comes after Fearne has seemingly made another thinly-veiled dig at her ex-husband as she gushed that she is the happiest she’s ever been in a positive update.

Speaking to Scott Mills on his BBC Radio 2 breakfast show, Fearne gushed that she is ‘really happy’ and is ‘springing out of bed in the morning ready for life’.

Scott, who has known Fearne for 25 years, said he has never seen her ‘more positive or happier’, prompting Fearne to agree and reply: ‘Yeah I feel great!’