On Wednesday, we reported on some insane, racially inflammatory comments Democrat Rep. Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) made in the aftermath of the guilty verdict that was reached this week in the murder case of Karmelo Anthony, who admittedly stabbed fellow 17-year-old high school student Austin Metcalf to death in April 2025.
Anthony's defenders have made this case about race right from the start. Anthony is black; Metcalf was white. Anthony has contended that he had a right to self-defense after Metcalf allegedly pushed him during a heated exchange under Metcalf's high school's tent during a track meet, where Anthony was asked more than once to leave, according to witnesses.
Not surprisingly, Crockett not only took Anthony's side in portraying him as the true victim, but she actually suggested during a Tuesday podcast that the multi-tool knife used in the killing was "small," while pressing her fingers close together to make it look like the blade was about an inch long, as someone else could be heard comparing it to a Swiss Army knife. "I would argue the size of it alone, you wouldn’t even think it’s a deadly weapon," Crockett went on to claim.
For those who missed it, watch:
Rep. Crockett (D) says the knife used to kill Metcalf "was not a deadly weapon" pic.twitter.com/evYfecEhqW
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) June 10, 2026
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Considering the racially charged, heightened tensions in the Collin County community since the verdict was handed down, it was a time for people in positions of power and/or influence to try to lower the temperature, not to fan the flames by proving you don't know anything at all about the case except the races of the victim and his convicted killer.
In an update to this story, we're learning more about the type of knife used in the attack, courtesy of the Collin County District Attorney's office:
The knife Karmelo Anthony used to kill Austin Metcalf was a Walmart multi-tool with a serrated blade – and it sells for just $13.
Anthony’s knife came from the Walmart camping brand “Ozark Trail,” and had a 3.5-inch blade, the Collin County District attorney.
It is a 6-in-1 multitool equipped with a flashlight and glass breaker, and is “ideal for someone who hunts, camps or who travels often,” according to the Walmart listing.
At the trial, the medical examiner stated "that Metcalf was stabbed through the heart." Further, "She described the wound as gaping, two-and-a-half inches in length, and not survivable."
Here's a photo of the type of knife Anthony used:
The Collin County District Attorney's Office has confirmed that this photo shows a knife that is identical to the one Karmelo Anthony used to kill Austin Metcalf. It's a 6-in-1 multi tool knife that's 5.0in x 9.0in x 0.75in pic.twitter.com/MAfGlu2DOv
— J.D. Miles (@jdmiles11) June 10, 2026
One X user who has that type of knife provided a video demonstration of what all it does. It has a "big a** f***king blade that locks. It's a knife. It'll kill you," he noted:
Since I own that knife, let me give you a tour. pic.twitter.com/6Fc8YRO0MQ
— Jason Badman (@JasonBadman33) June 10, 2026
@JasmineForUS just tried to tell the entire world the knife was one of these pic.twitter.com/l8rn14GTz5
— Mars Davis (@marsdavis01) June 10, 2026
To be clear, a knife of any size can seriously injure or kill someone, so Crockett's point was stupid and dangerously irresponsible, no matter how you look at it. But it is worth pointing out for the record what the size of this knife actually was to counter her idiotic falsehood that it was only about an inch long.
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