Karmelo Anthony convicted of murder in fatal stabbing at a Texas high school track meet
The jury rejected Anthony’s self-defense claim after three hours of deliberation and will decide his sentence in the same case.
- Karmelo Anthony, age 19, was convicted of murder for fatally stabbing 17-year-old Austin Metcalf during a high school track meet in Frisco, Texas, in April 2025.
- Witnesses testified that Metcalf told Anthony to leave the team tent before Anthony pulled out a knife and stabbed him in the chest.
- The jury rejected Anthony's self-defense claim and sentenced him to 35 years in prison, with eligibility for parole after serving half the sentence.
- The trial attracted national attention due to racial tensions, as Anthony is Black and Metcalf was white, but both sides stated that race was not a factor in the crime.
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Karmelo Anthony case was 'made racially charged' by family: Guy Benson
Washington Examiner columnist Guy Benson said the family of Karmelo Anthony intentionally invoked racial stereotypes during the case. “It was made racially charged by the family of the now convicted killer and their supporters,” Benson said on Fox News’s Outnumbered Friday. Anthony, 19, was found guilty on Tuesday for the fatal stabbing of another teenager, Austin Metcalf, 17, according to the Associated Press. Anthony stabbed Metcalf during a t…
Convicted killer Karmelo Anthony sentenced to 35 years after yearlong legal battle: Timeline – Democratic Accent
More than a year after Austin Metcalf was stabbed to death at a Texas high school track meet, a jury convicted Karmelo Anthony of murder and sentenced him to 35 years behind bars. The case, which began with a confrontation between two teenagers under a team tent, quickly grew into a national flashpoint that drew intense public scrutiny and competing claims of self-defense. As Anthony begins serving his sentence and prepares an appeal, here’s a l…
With the verdict against the now 19-year-old Carmelo Anthony one of the most respected criminal proceedings of the past months in the United States ended for the time being. At the center of the case was the murder of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf, who was killed on April 2, 2025 at a school event in Frisco, Texas. While left-liberal mildness and even acquittal demanded, the court remained tough. The act occurred during a athletics competition of s…
Column: A Texas Murder Is Pushed Aside to Trash 'Right-Wing Provocateurs'
Senseless murder at a high-school track meet can be expected to make national news, but if the murderer is black and the victim is white, the story is destined to disappear quickly from the spotlight. On April 2, 2025, 17-year-old Austin Metcalf was stabbed to death by 17-year-old Karmelo Anthony in Frisco, Texas after Anthony sat under the tent of Metcalf’s high school and refused to move. The story vanished after the shock wore off. The story …
Karmelo Anthony Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison in High-Profile Trial Amidst Racial Tensions
Karmelo Anthony has been sentenced to 35 years in state prison for stabbing 17-year-old Austin Metcalf to death at a high school track meet in Frisco, Texas, in April 2025. The perpetrator himself, Anthony, was also 17 at the time of the killing. According to witnesses, he was told to leave a tent at the stadium where the track meet was taking place by Metcalf’s twin brother, which led to the start of the altercation. Austin Metcalf then tried t…
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