Students Reject Karmelo Anthony Self-Defense Claim in 17-Year-Old's Track Meet Stabbing
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Updated · CBS New York · Jun 6
Students Reject Karmelo Anthony Self-Defense Claim in 17-Year-Old's Track Meet Stabbing
3 articles · Updated · CBS New York · Jun 6
Summary
Frisco students told jurors Karmelo Anthony was the aggressor in the fatal stabbing of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf, saying the confrontation under a track meet tent did not look like self-defense.
Witnesses said Anthony refused repeated requests—possibly 15 times—to leave the tent, answered "touch me and find out," and stabbed Metcalf after Metcalf leaned in to push him.
Police body-camera video shown in court captured officers performing CPR on Metcalf and the cries of his twin brother, while prosecutors also displayed the folding knife they say was the murder weapon.
Students testified Hunter Metcalf was across the tent on his phone and did not join the dispute until after the stabbing, addressing speculation about the twin brother's role.
Anthony, 19, is on trial for first-degree murder over the April 2, 2025 killing at Frisco's Kuykendall Stadium, with more student testimony expected.