An activist group supporting Carmelo Anthony, who has been accused of murdering fellow teenager Austin Metcalf at a Texas track competition, has posted a strange POV-style video on social media, showing security teams escorting murderers from prison.
In a clip posted by Next Generation Action Network (NGAN), members of the organization’s security team wave their teens and say “behind” and “just close” as they walk past the media while leaving the Colin County Jail.
One female reporter pushes the microphone into Anthony’s face and asks if there’s anything she wants to say to the Metcalfs and why he calls him “Sweetheart.”
Anthony, 17, stays with his mother as they follow the vehicle, and the security team guides him to the back seat, Shot from the smart glass show of NGAN security director.
The video sparked rage online when he appears to treat Anthony like a “celebrity” after it was revealed that his family lives in a cold gated community and recently bought a new car.
“This feels bad and he’s not a hero,” one X user wrote in response to the clip.
“It’s the Mangion effect. Everyone is prepared and they’re setting up another sideshow,” another writes.
“He’s not his lover. He’s a murderer,” another posted.
Another I explained the video He claims that “celebrating such a murderer is beyond dishonor.”
“Nothing of this is acceptable,” they added.
Anthony is charged with murder after allegedly stabbing Metcalf in his heart at an athletic event held in Frisco on April 2.
Police reports say a fatal stab wound followed a brief altercation when 17-year-old Metcalf asked Anthony to leave the school tent, and Anthony refused.
Metcalf’s twin brother, Hunter, rushes to Austin’s aid, but is unable to save him.
Anthony allegedly admitted to stab Metcalf when he was taken into custody, but claimed it was self-defense, the police report said.
He was initially in custody on $1 million bonds, but was released this week after a Colin County judge cut it to $250,000 and determined he could await trial under house arrest with his family.
His family argued that the story was “unjust and harmful.”
However, as of Wednesday, its nearly $500,000 had not been withdrawn, so crowdsourcing was achieved. The site’s co-founder told TMZ.
Meanwhile, the Anthony family reportedly moved to a home within the gated community they rent. According to Daily Mail.
Ngan said the post always has its own internal security team: “someone who steps up to protect and serve their families in moments of crisis.”
“What we witnessed yesterday was nothing new to us,” the post continued. “It simply reflected the important and consistent work we’ve been doing over a decade.”
“This is what makes it look like Team NGAN. This is how people drive justice looks like,” the group added.
The Dallas-based organization says its mission is to “foster young leaders towards eradicating social injustice through society, education, citizens and community reform.”
