Karmelo Anthony Faces 5 to 99 Years as Trial Opens in Fatal Stabbing of 17-Year-Old
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Updated · NBC DFW · Jun 3
Karmelo Anthony Faces 5 to 99 Years as Trial Opens in Fatal Stabbing of 17-Year-Old
3 articles · Updated · NBC DFW · Jun 3
Summary
Collin County jurors began hearing the murder case against 17-year-old Karmelo Anthony, who is charged with fatally stabbing Austin Metcalf at a Frisco high school track meet on April 2, 2025.
Prosecutors said the stabbing followed a dispute under a Memorial High School tent during a rainstorm, arguing it was a "senseless murder" rather than self-defense.
Witnesses told police Metcalf pushed Anthony after Anthony warned, "Touch me and see what happens"; Anthony then allegedly pulled a black knife from his bag, stabbed Metcalf in the chest and ran.
Anthony later admitted the stabbing to police—"I'm not alleged, I did it"—while asking if it could be considered self-defense and whether Metcalf was OK.
Metcalf, a 17-year-old Memorial junior, died despite CPR and blood administration; if convicted on the first-degree murder charge, Anthony faces 5 to 99 years in prison, not the death penalty.