Anthony Defense Rests After 6 Witnesses as Jury Deliberations Near in Metcalf Stabbing Trial
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Updated · NBC DFW · Jun 8
Anthony Defense Rests After 6 Witnesses as Jury Deliberations Near in Metcalf Stabbing Trial
3 articles · Updated · NBC DFW · Jun 8
Summary
Six defense witnesses finished testifying Monday, and Karmelo Anthony did not take the stand before lawyers rested in his murder trial over Austin Metcalf’s fatal stabbing.
Tuesday morning now brings closing arguments and jury instructions, with deliberations expected afterward; jurors will be sequestered in a hotel if they do not reach a verdict that day.
One of the defense’s final witnesses, a teammate, told jurors Anthony was “distraught” after the encounter and kept saying, “I told him not to touch me,” supporting the self-defense claim.
Prosecutors, who rested Saturday, argue the April 2025 stabbing at a Frisco track meet was an unjustified attack after a dispute over a team tent, while the defense says Anthony reacted to physical contact he saw as a threat.
The case has drawn national attention since 17-year-old Metcalf was killed and social media cast the confrontation in racial terms; Anthony is now 19 and charged with murder.