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Karmelo Anthony’s supporters are demanding refunds after he filed indigent status and requested more donations. The Karmelo Anthony Help Fund raised nearly $600,000 following his arrest for the fatal stabbing of a high school football player in April.

Karmelo’s rep submitted an indigent packet requesting a public defender. The rep told a Collin County judge that he is broke and can’t afford to cover his legal fees.

His family updated their GiveSendGo page to request $1.4 million in donations for legal fees and other living expenses.

That’s news to his supporters who previously donated money to help Karmelo.

Karmelo, 18, faces 1st-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of Austin Metcalf, 17, during a high school track meet on April 2. Austin was pronounced dead at the scene.

Karmelo was indicted by a Grand Jury on June 23. He faces a maximum sentence of life in prison if convicted.

Karmelo told police he acted in self-defense after Austin put his hands on him. However, surveillance footage viewed by the Daily Mail showed no provocation before the stabbing.

The footage, which has not been released to the public, shows no “physical confrontation” between Austin Metcalf and Karmelo Anthony before Anthony fatally stabbed him, according to the Texas Bureau Chief for the Daily Mail.

The Daily Mail viewed the footage at the Frisco Independent School District’s headquarters in Frisco, Texas.

Reporters were not allowed to take photos or record video of the screen. Karmelo approached the Memorial High School tent to take shelter out of the rain on April 2.

Austin told him to leave the tent but he refused. “Touch me and see what happens,” said Karmelo, a straight-A student at Centennial High School.

The Daily Mail reporter did not detect anything that indicated chaos was about to ensue in the video.

Then, suddenly, students fled out of the tent. “Moments later, at least two people can be seen carrying an injured Metcalf down the bleachers to a walkway at the bottom of the seating area,” the outlet reported.

“As rain begins to fall again, Metcalf is visibly cradled in the arms of his twin brother, Hunter, bleeding heavily as they await emergency medical services.”

Karmelo was released on $250,000 bond and is on house arrest. His parents rented a comfortable $900,000 home in a gated community.

There are reports that the parents blew donations on luxury vehicles and shopping sprees at high end stores.

Some supporters are demanding refunds of their donations. But Austin’s supporters have no sympathy for them.

One person wrote on X (Twitter): “What did they think was going to happen? And why are they feeding money to a kid that clearly committed murder?”

Another person wrote: “After Anthony is convicted, Metcalf’s family attorney can attach liens on all the property and money they have grifted just like OJ.”

A third person wrote: “I don’t feel sorry for his supporters. They were siding with a cold blooded murderer.”