Anthony family spokesperson Dominique Alexander began the press conference by criticizing Metcalf for deciding to attend the event, saying that his attendance was "a disrespect to the dignity of his son." Alexander went on to say: "He knew that it is inappropriate to be near the family, but he did it. Actions speak louder than words."

The mother of a Frisco high school student accused of fatally stabbing a fellow athlete during a track meet earlier this month spoke publicly for the first time on Wednesday, describing how her family has been “under attack” by a wave of racist harassment, false accusations and death threats.

After playing video of Anthony’s lawyer calling Austin Metcalf’s father “disrespectful” for showing up at a press conference, Marlow stated, “[W]e are going completely insane here if any attorney thinks that it is inappropriate or outrageous to A. Have the parent of the murdered person at a press conference and B. That people would show some rage online about this. This is really a disturbing tone to me.”