Karmelo Anthony indicted in Frisco track meet stabbing death of Austin Metcalf, officials say - How long before Austins father calls for his sons murderer to be pardoned?

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Karmelo Anthony indicted in Frisco track meet stabbing death of Austin Metcalf, officials say​


Karmelo Anthony, the Frisco teen charged with murder for an April track meet stabbing, was indicted on a murder charge.

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Austin Metcalf (left) was fatally stabbed at a Frisco track meet, and Karmelo Anthony (right) was charged with murder in connection with the case.

Author: Rachel Behrndt

Published: 1:59 PM CDT June 24, 2025

Updated: 2:47 PM CDT June 24, 2025

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FRISCO, Texas — Karmelo Anthony, the teen accused of fatally stabbing another teen, Austin Metcalf, at a Frisco track meet, has been indicted on a murder charge, officials said.

A grand jury indicted Anthony on Tuesday, according to the Collin County District Attorney's Office. A murder charge is punishable by 5-99 years or life in prison.



Anthony, a 17-year-old former student of Frisco Centennial High School, was arrested and charged with murder in the fatal stabbing of Frisco Memorial High School student athlete Austin Metcalf in April at a track meet in Frisco ISD's Kuykendall Stadium. He was released from jail later that month after his bond was reduced from $1 million to $250,000.

Anthony has claimed self defense in the case, which garnered national attention, heightening racial tensions and raising security concerns among everyone connected to the case, including both families and Judge Angela Tucker, who is presiding over the case.

"We know this case has struck a deep nerve — here in Collin County and beyond," Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis said in a statement Tuesday. "That’s understandable. When something like this happens at a school event, it shakes people to the core. But the justice system works best when it moves with steadiness and with principle. That’s what we’re committed to. And that’s exactly what this case deserves."

Anthony's attorney, Mike Howard, called Tuesday's indictment "an expected and routine step in the legal process."

"Karmelo and his family are confident in the justice system and the people of Collin County to be fair and impartial," Howard said. "Of course, Karmelo looks forward to his day in court. It's only in a trial that a jury will hear the full story, one that includes critical facts and context that the grand jury simply didn't get to hear."

Howard again raised Anthony's self defense claim in his statement Tuesday.

"We expect that when the full story is heard, the prosecution will not be able to rule out the reasonable doubt that Karmelo Anthony may have acted in self defense," Howard said. "Self defense is a fundamental right guaranteed every American."



Metcalf's father, Jeff Metcalf, told WFAA in a statement that he's "pleased that we are moving forward."

“With the first degree murder indictment, it now goes into the court system," Jeff Metcalf said. "I fully believe that justice will be served for Austin Metcalf. I look forward to the forthcoming trial. But it will never bring my son back.“

Under his bond conditions, Anthony is required to wear an ankle monitor and ask permission to leave his home. If Anthony violates any conditions of his bond, he will have to return to jail. He graduated and received his high school diploma in May, but did not attend the ceremony, WFAA previously reported.

Anthony allegedly confessed to the stabbing immediately after he was arrested, claiming he was defending himself from Metcalf, officials said, as WFAA previously reported.

A witness reportedly told police that Metcalf told Anthony he had to move out from under the Memorial High School tent. Anthony responded by opening his bag and reaching inside, WFAA previously reported.

"Touch me and see what happens," Anthony told Metcalf, according to a witness.

Metcalf reportedly then touched Anthony, the witness told a responding officer, and Anthony told Metcalf to punch him and see what would happen. Soon afterward, the witness said, Metcalf reportedly grabbed Anthony to tell him to move. At which point, the affidavit continues, Anthony reportedly pulled out what the witness recalled as a black knife and stabbed Metcalf once in the chest before running away.

The deep tension sparked by the incident has raised concerns that the case may be tried outside of Collin County. Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis told WFAA that the judge will make that decision at the time of trial.
 
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Jace on ice powiedział(a):
I seriously think that this is because like most niggers he has an extremely low IQ in the 60s or 70s.

He's not showing any emotion or response not because he's a sociopath or in shock or whatever but because he genuinely doesn't have enough processing power to understand what's in front of him or how to respond to it.

He probably barely even understands the situation he's in right now and is just thinking about how big his dick is.
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For another great example of nigger logic, enjoy this bitch who disobeyed a cop and drove through a street fair on a closed road. Her brilliant excuse was “I was trying to get to work”.

 
Jace on ice powiedział(a):
I seriously think that this is because like most niggers he has an extremely low IQ in the 60s or 70s.

He's not showing any emotion or response not because he's a sociopath or in shock or whatever but because he genuinely doesn't have enough processing power to understand what's in front of him or how to respond to it.

He probably barely even understands the situation he's in right now and is just thinking about how big his dick is.
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I actually do not agree with this.

I think some of the evidence introduced into the trial has had me re-evaluate Karmelo.

I think Karmelo may even be somewhat intelligent, but his culture is so destructive it made him into this, and it was not a crime of sociopathy but of malicious intent, more vile if anything.

The defense has cast Karmelo as a kid from a "good" family, and I can agree they're not ghetto. They clearly do well enough to live in middle class suburbs. His grades are shown to be good and he's active in sports programs.

But what really got me was how he is crying in all of the body cam footage and witness testimony, and how the defense asserts he is short and small.

Karmelo was an Urkel. Maybe not quite as smart or charming as the real Urkel but he was NOT a hood nigga. He did not kill that big white boy and boast. He was sobbing after the stabbing. He was jealous of a tall white chad and he had brought a weapon to posture as being "hard" because black culture doesn't like nerds and weaklings. He was not a tough guy, he's a little bitch.

So trying to prove he's a tough guy, he uses a weapon to kill a white kid he's jealous of because he's getting pushed around. Karmelo is being made to look like a bitch. A ghetto nigga would react loudly at this point but probably not escalate to violence. A malicious little Urkel would overreact with violence.

Karmelo has hate in his heart but it is bred from inadequacy. Dismissing him as stupid alleviates him of guilt, but I fully believe in 1st degree, premeditated murder now.
 
Gandhi's Left Hook powiedział(a):
Imagine calling white people "cracker" and thinking it's empowering for you. It literally comes from the "crack" of the whip. Might as well just call me "master" and get back to the cotton fields. :lossmanjack:
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Actually it doesnt! It has something to do with what the rural early whites ate in the 1700/1800s is memory serves. I think it was like the old school equivalent of trailer trash

Edit from gemini Ai

The Derogatory Slang: First noted in the mid-18th century as a term for poor, rural white Southerners. It originated from the Elizabethan era, where "cracker" was a common insult for a "boaster" or a loud, obnoxious talker (documented in Shakespeare's 1595 play King John).
 
Cracker was a white word white people would use belittle other whites in the day, yes the blacks stole that word etc.
 
Seems like the judge is mad at the prosecutor for something

Court resumed at noon following the lunch recess. Prosecutors are expected to continue calling witnesses.


NBC 5's Meredith Yeomans is live at the Collin County courthouse, providing updates as the trial continues.


Yeomans reported that when the prosecution entered the courtroom, Judge Roach said, "Not again, Mr. Wirskye." Wirskye apologized.


Both sides were then asked to approach the bench, as well as Steve Stoler, the media liaison during the trial.
 
The end of Shalz testimony was boring

Once the jury had returned to the courtroom, Officer Shalz returned to the stand. The prosecution asked several quick questions, then passed the witness.


The defense asked several questions regarding the knife used in the stabbing and the blue tarp used to preserve evidence at the crime scene as the rain intensified.

Now they are calling Stefanie Martin who is a criminalist with Frisco PD

The prosecution called Stefanie Martin, a criminalist with the Frisco Police Department, to the stand. Martin testified that she was with the Garland Police Department prior to moving to Frisco.


Martin said she was called out on April 2, 2025, to process the crime scene.


The jury was shown still images of the tents and stands at Kuykendall Stadium on the courtroom monitors.


Martin testified that she collected a pocket knife, clothing, and a backpack from the scene.

Additional photos were shown to the jury, depicting "Mr. Metcalf's shoe," a black New Balance Sneaker, a blue tarp spread out on the bleachers being held down by Anthony's Nike backpack, a pocket knife with an approximately 3.5-inch blade, and the contents of Anthony's backpack, including snacks, a hair pick, cords, and a necklace.


A photo of a gray sweatshirt with the words "Essentials Fear of God" and a red stain was also shown in court.


After the state passed its witness, the defense was given the opportunity to cross-examine. Additional photos of the contents of Anthony's backpack were then shown.


The backpack appeared to contain snacks, Cheez-its, a charging cable, word puzzles (titled "Peppa Pig" and "Scoob-Doo"), a vocabulary assignment, car keys, pens, Aquafor, a comb, and an Ozark Trail hand warmer. The backpack also allegedly contained Anthony's backpack, which was not pictured.

This nigga had fucking a peppa pig word puzzle in his backpack lmao
 
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Atlas Sneezed powiedział(a):
May I ask: I'm guessing the proceedings aren't televised, so how are people getting what's happening?
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So only 9 media outlets got access to the trail.

Besides NBC-DFW there are
  1. Fox-DFW - https://www.fox4news.com/news/karmelo-anthony-trial-live-updates-austin-metcalf-frisco-track-meet
  2. CBS News Texas - https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/live-...al-stabbing-austin-metcalf-frisco-track-meet/
  3. WFAA (ABC local) - https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/l...ates/287-9f4e3913-e892-4c5d-8760-501cbdafe4ce
  4. Dallas Morning News - Live updates: Karmelo Anthony trial resumes Friday, as testimony expected to continue
  5. Court TV - https://www.courttv.com/tag/karmelo-anthony/
  6. Daily Mail - https://www.dailymail.com/news/arti...austin-metcalf-case-footage-live-updates.html
 
The Man With No Name powiedział(a):
The defense has cast Karmelo as a kid from a "good" family, and I can agree they're not ghetto. They clearly do well enough to live in middle class suburbs. His grades are shown to be good and he's active in sports programs.
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No, he's a retarded faggot. He played football and blacks get good grades for doing nothing.

holyhandgrenade powiedział(a):
Martin testified that she collected a pocket knife, clothing, and a backpack from the scene.
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Pocket knife? That's not right, is it? It was a fixed blade.
 
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I remember this study saying blacks from good families are more likely to commit crimes than whites from poor families. It's not because they're black, it's because they're low iq and low iq people sometimes manage to make money too.

Karamelo is a bad person? I don't think so, but he's also impulsive and with little care for others or any awareness of consequences for his actions. Anyone could have pulled out the knife and said "don't touch me or I'll cut you" and leave. He stabbed a kid and then his mind clicked "oh, no, I'm fucked".
 
An unidentified 17 year old holding a football is testifying now

NBC 5 will not be identifying minors who testify in court, per court order.


The prosecution called a 17-year-old witness to the stand. Wirskye asked the 17-year-old if he likes to hold things in his hands when he gets nervous. The 17-year-old was holding a football on the stand, which he showed to the jury.


The witness explained that he was in the Class of 2027 and preparing to start his senior year at Memorial High School.


He said on the day of the stabbing, he was going to run the 800M. He left Memorial at 8 a.m. and went to Staley Field House with Austin and Hunter Metcalf and two other students.


The 17-year-old named at least a half dozen individuals who were under the Memorial tent during the track meet.

The witness testified that Anthony was also under the Memorial tent, wearing Centennial gear and standing with a student identified as "Eddie." He said Anthony and Eddie "dapped [each other] up" and started talking. He said the next thing he remembers is people confronting Anthony, saying, "You probably shouldn't be here, you need to leave our tent."


The 17-year-old told the jury that several team members told Anthony he should not be there. He said Austin was standing, and everyone else was sitting. He recalled the encounter getting more aggressive, saying Anthony refused to leave and told Austin, "touch me and find out." He described both Metcalf and Anthony getting angry.


"Did anyone try to gang up, mob up on him to get out of the tent?" Wirskye said.


"No, sir," the witness said.


The witness said there was "minor pushing at most" and that it lasted about two minutes. He agreed that Austin took the lead in trying to get Anthony out of the tent. He said he took "touch me and find out" as Anthony trying to escalate the situation and provoke Austin into starting a fight, and that Austin did not want to fight, but Anthony refused to leave.


The 17-year-old testified that Austin leaned in to push Anthony and that Anthony stabbed him. He said he saw the stabbing but not the knife, and that the knife came from a backpack in Anthony's lap. According to the witness, Anthony had his hands in his backpack, and everyone thought he was bluffing.


The witness said in the moments after the stabbing, Anthony threw the knife and ran down the bleachers and onto the track. Austin fell down the bleachers onto his back, then got up and leaned against the guard rail, where he lifted his shirt. The witness said Austin's chest was bloody and that he looked scared.


The witness agreed with the prosecution that Hunter was not involved in the incident and that no one "ganged up" on Anthony.


The 17-year-old said he pulled out his phone and called 911. The 911 call was then played for the jury. According to NCB 5's Meredith Yeomans, who is reporting from inside the courthouse, the call sounds frantic. The witness can be heard saying, "My friend just got stabbed," and "My friend is bleeding everywhere."

Additional footage was shown of Anthony leaving the scene. The witness agreed that Anthony ran quickly at first, then slowed, then resumed running, saying that Anthony "was trying to be anywhere but where he was" and that he "created a problem".


The witness testified that he does not think Austin deserved to get stabbed, and that Anthony was the one provoking Austin.


During cross-examination, the witness testified that he remembered Anthony sitting outside the tent and that the coach had a rule that no other teams were allowed at the tent "in general."

The witness described the moment Metcalf pushed Anthony, saying that it caused Anthony to go backward. He again explained that he saw Anthony's movement when he stabbed Metcalf, but not the knife itself.

football kid has some baller testimony standing right there he says no one was ganging up on the little niglet. Minor pushing at most. Also, the coach has a general rule of no other teams allowed at their tent. oof for the defense.
 
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