India, June 15 -- The Texas judge who presided over the Karmelo Anthony's murder trial is making headlines for a surprising remark he made about Austin Metcalf's killer. Judge John Roach of the 296th District Court in Collin County made a shocking comment about Anthony, who was sentenced to 35 years in prison for the 2025 murder of Metcalf.

Roach described Anthony as "a nice young man" during an interview with WFAA-TV. He said that Anthony seemed "like a nice young man" who now has a better grasp of "the consequences of committing a crime like he did."

Roach went on to say that he did not hesitate when he was assigned to Anthony's murder trial, describing the assignment as his "duty," adding that "It's what I was elected to do."

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