A Texas Department of Criminal Justice parole supervisor lost her job after posting inflammatory remarks about convicted murderer Karmelo Anthony on Facebook.
Donna Robinson was terminated following her public comments about the case, in which she stated Anthony would likely be “protected” in prison and added racial attacks on the victim’s family.
“I’m just glad we didn’t have to bury another Black child. Let them start burying some of theirs for a change. FK’em I said what I said.”
The TDCJ confirmed Robinson’s termination to The Dallas Morning News after Libs of TikTok exposed screenshots of her Facebook post Friday.
This woman claims to be on the Board of Pardons and Parole in Texas
She allegedly posted this after Karmelo Anthony was found guilty.
We reached out to @TDCJ but they declined to respond pic.twitter.com/OBxn2rRsdg
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) June 12, 2026
Robinson had written she was a “parole supervisor at TX DCJ” and assured readers Anthony “will be protected on the inside.” She went further, stating she didn’t “give fk about the family’s loss” and calling them “fking bigots.”
The TDCJ issued a statement saying Robinson’s comments were “incompatible with TDCJ policy and values.”
“These statements… demonstrate bias and a lack of the impartiality essential to the fair administration of justice in Texas,” the agency said. “Discriminatory or inflammatory conduct that erodes public confidence in the criminal justice system will not be tolerated.”
The statement noted employees are regularly expected to make workplace decisions free from bias.
Anthony, 19, was convicted of murdering Austin Metcalf, 17, whom he fatally stabbed at a high school track meet. He received a 35-year prison sentence.
