Karmelo Anthony Convicted of Murder in 2025 Track Meet Stabbing, Facing 5 to 99 Years
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Updated · FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth · Jun 9
Karmelo Anthony Convicted of Murder in 2025 Track Meet Stabbing, Facing 5 to 99 Years
3 articles · Updated · FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth · Jun 9
Summary
A Collin County jury convicted 19-year-old Karmelo Anthony of murdering 17-year-old Austin Metcalf in the April 2, 2025 stabbing at a Frisco high school track meet.
Jurors reached the verdict after about three hours of deliberation, rejecting the defense claim that Anthony acted in self-defense after Metcalf pushed him.
The trial then moved immediately into punishment, where Anthony's mother testified that he was sorry and asked jurors for mercy; the defense called no other witnesses and prosecutors called none.
Anthony now faces a sentence ranging from 5 to 99 years or life in prison in a case that drew heavy public attention and crowds outside the Collin County courthouse.