Convicted Murderer Karmelo Anthony’s New Mugshot Released

After being convicted of murder for killing 17-year-old Austin Metcalf, now-19-year-old Karmelo Anthony is headed to prison for over three decades.

In his latest mugshot, he sports quite a different look than we are used to seeing him with.

His head is shaved, and he is wearing a sleeveless, beige tunic as he is transferred to a Texas state prison.

See the new mugshot here for yourself:

Breaking: Karmelo Anthony has been transferred to the Pack Unit in Navasota by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Here is his prison mug shot. pic.twitter.com/cm14aycoHI

— J.D. Miles (@jdmiles11) June 10, 2026

The convicted murderer was held in isolation at the county jail on Tuesday night after being handed a 35-year sentence.

On Wednesday morning, he was transferred to a state prison in Texas.

The New York Post reported further:

The convicted killer was transferred to the Wallace Pack Unit, near Houston, Texas, on Wednesday morning. He spent the previous night in county jail.

It remains unclear if Anthony will serve the remainder of his sentence at the Wallace Pack Unit, but Fox 4 previously reported he would be transferred to an intake facility in Huntsville before being assigned to a prison.

His sentence won’t be eligible for parole for 17.5 years, and he would be about 54 years old if he got out of prison after serving a full term.

Despite receiving a sentence that many believe is already far too soft, Karmelo Anthony’s legal team has already filed an appeal.

But, the appeal case isn’t likely to see the light of day for quite some time.

CBS News has more on how the lengthy appeal process will work:

The very first step of the appeal is to file a short document called a Notice of Appeal, according to appellate attorney Chad Ruback. That states that the parties intend to appeal and where they intend to appeal.

The case will be assigned to the 5th District Court of Appeals, which is in downtown Dallas. The 5th District Court of Appeals hears all cases from Dallas County, Collin County, and several other metropolitan counties.

The next step will be for the attorneys for Anthony to request that the Collin County District Clerk’s Office send documents to the Court of Appeals. Also, Anthony’s lawyers will request that the court reporter prepare a transcript addressing the facts of the case and any legal issues.

The defense likely will argue that there wasn’t enough evidence to convict for murder, that the evidence simply doesn’t support that jury verdict.

“It’s really, really tough to convince the Court of Appeals to overturn a jury verdict once the jury has sat through and heard all the evidence,” said Ruback. “It’s entirely possible that the attorneys for Mr. Anthony could argue that maybe the trial court judge didn’t let in some evidence that would have swayed the jury, that would have persuaded the jury to render a not guilty verdict, or a manslaughter verdict, for example.”

The filing of a notice of appeal does not mean Anthony will receive a new trial. The appellate process can take months, and sometimes years, as higher courts review whether legal errors occurred that could have affected the case’s outcome.