Family of 17-year-old Karmelo Anthony, who is accused of fatally stabbing fellow teen Austin Metcalf at a Texas track meet, recently spoke publicly.

Earlier Thursday, the parents of Karmelo Anthony, a 17-year-old teenager who is facing a murder charge in connection to the stabbing, had spoken publicly about the case for the first time. Jeff Metcalf, Austin’s father, was barred from attending the news conference.

The father being at this press conference … is a disrespect to the dignity of his son,” an Anthony supporter said.