GiveSendGo took down the primary fundraiser for Karmelo Anthony on Wednesday. The page had been collecting donations for 14 months. It closed with more than $635,000 ($635,142) raised as of 10 June.
The removal came the next day a Collin County, Texas, jury convicted Anthony, 19, of first-degree murder for the April 2025 fatal stabbing of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a Frisco high school track meet, and sentenced him to 35 years in prison. GiveSendGo confirmed the fundraiser closure in a statement, citing its policy barring campaigns that financially reward, glorify, or support the lifestyle of individuals convicted of violent crimes. The listing, which has since been replaced by the message 'This campaign is unpublished,' had drawn more than 18,000 individual donations over its lifetime.
