Texas teen convicted of murder in a fatal stabbing at a high school track meet
Anthony faces up to life in prison after jurors found he fatally stabbed Austin Metcalf at a school track meet.
- A 19-year-old, Karmelo Anthony, was convicted of murder on Tuesday in the stabbing death of Austin Metcalf, a 17-year-old track athlete from a rival high school in Texas.
- Prosecutors argued Anthony murdered Metcalf after being repeatedly told to leave a Frisco Memorial High School tent during a rainy track meet in April 2025, while defense attorney Michael Howard claimed the defendant acted in self-defense.
- Howard told jurors that Metcalf had "no legal right to put his hands on Karmelo," while prosecutor Bill Wirskye questioned why a teenager would bring a knife to a sporting event.
- Anthony faces up to life in prison upon sentencing; Jeff Metcalf, the victim's father, condemned the politicization of the killing on Fox News' "America Reports," calling it "a human being thing."
- Tensions flared outside the courthouse throughout the trial as social media videos showed verbal exchanges and racial insults involving Anthony, who is Black, highlighting divisions in the Dallas suburb community.
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Texas jury convicts teen accused of killing rival track athlete in stabbing
A Texas teen who fatally stabbed a rival track athlete during a meet last year was convicted Tuesday of murder. Jurors rejected Karmelo Anthony’s claim that he stabbed Austin Metcalf in self-defense after a confrontation in Frisco, Texas, a Dallas suburb. The Associated Press reported that witnesses described a confrontation after Anthony refused to leave a tent belonging to Metcalf and his team during a rainy competition. Several students said…
Texas teen convicted of murder in stabbing at high school track meet
A Texas teenager who fatally stabbed a 17-year-old track athlete from a rival team during a meet was convicted of murder Tuesday in a trial that drew national attention far beyond the booming Dallas suburb where the two students attended different high schools.
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A Texas teenager who fatally stabbed a 17-year-old track athlete from a rival team during a meet was convicted of murder Tuesday in a trial that drew national attention far beyond the booming Dallas suburb where the two students attended different high schools. A jury rejected Karmelo Anthony’s claims of self-defense during a confrontation with Austin Metcalf in the stadium’s bleachers last year. Anthony, now 19, didn’t testify. Most who did wer…
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Jury Finds Karmelo Anthony GUILTY In Austin Metcalf Death
Source: General / General A Collin County jury found 19-year-old Karmelo Anthony guilty of murder on June 9 in the fatal stabbing death of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf, bringing a closely watched North Texas trial to a conclusion after months of national attention. Anthony was accused of killing Metcalf during an altercation at a Frisco Independent School District track meet on April 2, 2025. The verdict followed several days of testimony and deli…
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