“Whatever you think what happened between Karmelo and the Metcalf boys, my three younger children, my husband and I didn’t do anything to deserve to be threatened, harᴀssed and lied about,” Hayes said. “The lies and false accusations that have been said about us, especially over the past week, has been overwhelming. The lies and their amplification put my family in danger.”
She also said Karmelo “deserves the same rights under the law that everyone is afforded.”
Hayes didn’t discuss what happened at the track meet further, calling for the legal process to be allowed to play out.
“We believe in the Consтιтution, we believe in the laws of this state, but those laws must apply to all of us, not just some of us,” she said. “There’s an active investigation that everyone involved wants to be full and fair. We believe in the legal process and that is where the truth will come out.”
She also addressed Metcalf’s family through tears.
“To the family who experienced the loss, my heart truly goes out to you,” she said, through tears. “To those who have supported my family, thank you from the bottom of our hearts.”
She also said the family hasn’t received money from a fundraiser purported to be set up on the Anthony family’s behalf, and was only notified yesterday that they were able to begin the withdrawal process.
As of Thursday afternoon, the fund had raised $458,356.
Prosecutors had questioned at Anthony’s bond hearing Monday why the family couldn’t pay his $1 million bond with the fundraiser money. Anthony’s father explained that they hadn’t received the money yet. A judge ultimately decided to lower Anthony’s bond to $250,000.
