Teen Convicted of Murder in Texas

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In the spring of 2025, Karmelo Anthony was convicted of the murder of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a school stadium in Frisco, Texas. Metcalf was a standout football player. This past month, however, Anthony, now nineteen, faces up to life in prison as jurors at the Collin County Courthouse concluded after just three hours of deliberation.

Upon immediate deliberation of the verdict, multiple fights occurred just outside the courthouse. Fox News noted that at least one arrest was made.

While Anthony didn’t give his own defense, he was “ indicted last June, about two months after he was released from jail in April after his $1 million bond was reduced to $250,000 by Collin County Judge Angela Tucker.” Under this bail, Anthony was forced to wear an ankle monitor. He did obtain permission to leave home.

According to prosecutors, the stabbing of Metcalf was unjust. The Christian Post reports that the dispute was over “whether Anthony could be under the tent of Metcalf’s team during a rainy track meet.” After Anthony sat under an exclusive tent for track members of Memorial High School, where Metcalf was in his junior year, the confrontation broke out. Metcalf told Anthony to move, and Anthony “reached inside a bag and replied: 'Touch me and see what happens,” according to a police report.

The defense team argued that Anthony felt threatened and therefore took physical action to defend himself. After the stabbing, Anthony was said to be “distraught,” as described by one of his teammates.

“I was hearing him say, ‘I told him not to touch me,’” the witness said. According to Courthouse News Service, one high school student testified that he heard Anthony say, “I’m not leaving, f--- you all.”

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