An activist representing accused teen killer Karmelo Anthony has a prolonged prison historical past that features a conviction on youngster abuse fees and allegations of home violence from a former romantic associate, in keeping with previous stories.
Minister Dominique Alexander, the appointed spokesperson for the alleged teen assassin, has beforehand been charged with a number of felonies for which he served nearly zero jail time, in keeping with native stories.
Again in 2009, Alexander was arrested for shaking and hitting the 2-year-old youngster of his then-girlfriend with an object, in keeping with Fox 4 Dallas.
He was convicted of the costs in 2011, receiving two years of probation from a Dallas courtroom.
Nevertheless, in 2016, the activist was sentenced to 2 years in jail for a number of violations of that probation — however solely served eight days in jail for 2 listed infractions of touring out of state, in keeping with the Dallas Morning Information.
Throughout this probation interval, Alexander was indicted on felony forgery fees in Jan. 2013, in keeping with the Dallas Observer.
In 2017, the minister was arrested on felony theft fees of property between $2,500 and $30,000 — garnering a doable sentence of 20 years in jail because of his earlier forgery conviction, the Dallas Observer reported.
In the latest authorized infraction, Alexander was indicted in 2019 on felony assault fees in a home violence case stemming from his actions in opposition to then girlfriend and child mama Keyaira D. Saunders, in keeping with WFAA.
Saunders accused Alexander of pushing, choking, and head-butting her throughout a number of altercations — however the mom of two determined in opposition to continuing with a trial, the native ABC affiliate station reported on the time.
Alexander is the president and CEO of “Next Generation Action Network” which has come to the aspect of 17-year-old Anthony, a Texas excessive schooler accused of fatally stabbing fellow athlete Austin Metcalf via the center at a observe meet on April 2.
Subsequent Technology Motion Community has proudly publicized their efforts to offer help and luxury to the accused killer — posting on social media a video of activists dramatically escorting Anthony from Collin County Jail whereas shielding him from media questions.
“This is what team NGAN looks like. This is what people-powered justice looks like,” the minister wrote within the put up.
On Thursday, Alexander held a information convention on the case that was crashed by Jeff Metcalf, father of the slain teen, a lot to the dismay of the minister-activist.
“Anyone who truly knows me understands how hard today’s press conference was for me,” Alexander mentioned in a Fb put up.
“I was deeply upset by the fact that the father would do what he did. It showed his true colors and proved that, while we were working to handle the situation appropriately, he was undermining the process,” Alexander wrote.
“This is not an act of mourning — it was a delibrate distraction, an intentional disruption of an important moment. I don’t care what anyone says: he had no right to be there.”
Anthony and his household have confronted intensified scrutiny after it was revealed they’re now renting a $900K dwelling in a gated group and acquired a brand new automotive regardless of requesting a decide to decrease his $1 million bond due to monetary difficulties.
