Karmelo Anthony convicted of murder in fatal stabbing at a Texas high school track meet
- A Texas jury found 19-year-old Karmelo Anthony guilty of murdering 17-year-old Austin Metcalf in a fatal stabbing at a high school track meet in 2025. Anthony had argued he acted in self-defense, but jurors rejected that claim.
- After a trial that drew national attention, jurors convicted Anthony of murder and later sentenced him to 35 years in prison for the death of Metcalf, who was stabbed during an altercation at a Frisco, Texas, track meet.
- The verdict came after several days of testimony about the confrontation between the two teenagers. Prosecutors described the stabbing as an unjustified attack, while the defense maintained Anthony feared for his safety and acted in self-defense.
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The Grotesque Knife Detail And Harrowing Witness Moments That Secured Karmelo Anthony’s Decades-Long Sentence
A teenage boy’s split-second decision to pull a knife from his backpack has landed him a decades-long prison sentence. In a trial that captured national attention, Karmelo Anthony was sentenced to 35 years behind bars for violently ending the life of Austin Metcalf at a track meet in Texas. “For journalists, activists, this is a story. For our family, this is our reality,” the victim’s mother, Meghan Metcalf, said in court. Karmelo Anthony’s spl…
Karmelo Anthony Sentenced Over Fatal High School Stabbing: What to Know
One day after a jury convicted Karmelo Anthony for the murder of a fellow high school athlete, Austin Metcalf, his attorneys said they will appeal his case. Anthony was sentenced on June 9 to 35 years in prison for the crime; the jury rejected the lesser charge of manslaughter. “We believe there are several important issues for the appellate courts to consider,” Mike Howard, Anthony’s attorney, told TMZ. “An appeal is the next part of the legal …
Report: Karmelo Anthony Supporters Harassed Metcalf Family Outside Courthouse Following Guilty Verdict › American Greatness
Karmelo Anthony supporters heckled and harassed members of Austin Metcalf’s family as they left the Collin County Courthouse in McKinney, Texas, Tuesday evening, screeching they […] Source
The Karmelo Anthony case: How a school track meet ended in murder
Karmelo Anthony was sentenced to 35 years in prison after being convicted of the murder of Austin Metcalf (Pictures: Collin County Jail/Family handout) The death of Texas teenager Austin Metcalf at a school track meet last year sparked one of the most closely watched criminal cases in modern American history. More than a year later, it ended with Karmelo Anthony being convicted of murder and sentenced to 35 years in prison. Anthony, now 19, was …
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