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?

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.

Credit: WFAA

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



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.

 

[Gandhi's Left Hook]

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).

I appreciate the lesson but I am still going to think about it the other way, just because it's funny.

 

[holyhandgrenade]

Pocket knife? That's not right, is it? It was a fixed blade.

they literally showed the pocket knife in court right before her testimony
Edit: just a heads up I'm just updating the spoilered comments with the entirety of that person's testimony as it comes in so I don't shit up the thread with long comments and multiposting

 

[The Man With No Name]

they literally showed the pocket knife in court right before her testimony

To be more correct, it was a folding knife. These can vary wildly in size and shape. Some are more like you would expect for camping and generalist tool tasks, and others look like switchblades. This one would've been of significant size to be able to stab someone in the heart.

 

[holyhandgrenade]

To be more correct, it was a folding knife. These can vary wildly in size and shape. Some are more like you would expect for camping and generalist tool tasks, and others look like switchblades. This one would've been of significant size to be able to stab someone in the heart.

it was described as a 3.5 inch blade

a pocket knife with an approximately 3.5-inch blade

 

[Athena Save Us!]

To be more correct, it was a folding knife. These can vary wildly in size and shape. Some are more like you would expect for camping and generalist tool tasks, and others look like switchblades. This one would've been of significant size to be able to stab someone in the heart.

Yep. I blogged about knives as a hobby for a few years, before a Google update killed pretty much every hobby blog on the planet. My guess would be that Karmelo had something similar to a Spyderco Caly. This isn't a Swiss knife type of thing, but it wasn't described as being spring-assisted. The defense is making clear that this knife was legal to carry (and, really, knives should be covered by the Second Amendment, but that's just my opinion), the question being whether or not he could carry it onto school grounds.

It probably looked something like this, if you need a reference.

 

[holyhandgrenade]

It probably looked something like this, if you need a reference.

It did except it also has a thumb stud according to Shalz testimony

 

[holyhandgrenade]

A second teenage witness

Spoiler: second teenage witness testimony

The prosecution called an 18-year-old witness to the stand. The witness testified that he is a graduate of Memorial High School and that his mother is the pediatrician for the Metcalf brothers. He ran the 400M and 200M races in track, and Robb Starr was his coach.


He said he knew both of the Metcalf brothers, but was closer to Hunter.


He said that on the day of the incident, he was under the Memorial tent, scrolling through TikTok. He said Austin was the only one standing, and most other people were sitting down. Anthony allegedly came to the top of the tent, sat next to him on the same bleacher, "half in, half out of the bleacher."


The witness described it as "suspicious" because it was some "random kid," explaining that Anthony "came out of nowhere" and was "not really with any friends."


"It raised heads," the witness said. The witness then said he was unaware of any exchanges between Anthony and Eddie Parra.


The witness said he had never seen Anthony before that day, and that Austin first asked him to leave, describing it as a calm request, and that Anthony was serious about not moving.


He described Austin's push as enough to get Anthony out of his seat but not to harm him. Karmelo's back was to witness when it happened, he testified. The witness said he did not know about the stabbing until he saw Austin at the bottom of the bleachers with a wound.


The witness testified that Hunter never joined the conversation and that it appeared Anthony wanted to start the fight.


"Did this look like self-defense to you?" The prosecution asked.


"No, sir," the witness said.


"Was there any threatening talk from [Anthony] to [Metcalf]? The prosecution asked.


"No, sir," the witness said.


"Was there any threatening talk from [Metcalf] to [Anthony]?" The prosecution asked.


"No, sir," the witness said.


"Was [Anthony] the aggressor?" The prosecution asked.


"Yes, sir," the witness said.


"Did [Anthony] provoke [Metcalf] in your opinion?" The prosecution asked.


"Yes, sir," the witness said.

During cross-examination, the witness agreed that the tent was crowded and that Anthony seemed normal and friendly when he first sat down. He said there was talk under the tent about "who is this guy," and that Austin stood up and asked Anthony to leave 10 to 15 times. He said approximately four to five minutes passed from the time Austin first asked Anthony to leave to when the stabbing happened.


He testified that everyone under the tent was a Memorial student except for Anthony.

Kid was sitting right next to Karmelo during the stabbing said there were no threats and Karmelo was the aggressor and that it doesn't look like self defense. I know teenagers aren't legal experts but he was sitting right next to the stabby nigger and didn't feel any danger at all. He said everyone there was from Metcalf's school except Anthony and that Anthony was asked to leave 10-15 times. Nigger why didn't you just fucking leave?

 

[MichaelFrenchhasAutism]

Some things I'm hearing in coverage from different networks:

-The defense is contending that Anthony was under the tent, because he was trying to make contact with a friend of a girlfriend.

-This was a school event and there's a zero tolerance policy towards weapons. So, even if it were legal for Anthony to have a smaller pocket knife on him, it still would not have been allowed. One of the responding officers was even shocked that he had brought a knife with him to the event.

-There seems to be a question of why he felt the need to bring a knife to the event?

-A lot of press commentary is saying that Anthony's going to have to get on the stand and testify, and explain why he felt that what he did was self-defense, and why he didn't just leave, and why he brought a knife with him/

-Anthony seemed to formulate the self-defense claim after discussing the situation with people around him, questioning him.

-His first response was to whine about how Austin had put his hands on him.

-He only shed tears after a discussion with a couch that if Austin dies, this situation could ruin his life. He was not crying for Austin, but himself. Any tears he shed were the result of mitigation and fear, not remorse which is why he asked if he later asked if he had a case for self-defense.

-He did not make statements about how he had no other choice, or feared for his life in the immediate video aftermath, nor to witnesses. He just complained that Austin had touched him.

-He fled the location and tried to dispose of evidence right after, and the only reason he remained at the location was because there was so many people around, so he had no other choice, but to stay. One could argue he felt more fear during this aftermath than he did in the dispute with Austin, in which he felt it was appropriate to stab him.

 

[Cryborg 1987]

-A lot of press commentary is saying that Anthony's going to have to get on the stand and testify, and explain why he felt that what he did was self-defense, and why he didn't just leave, and why he brought a knife with him/

I know the jury is not supposed to infer guilt if he keeps his 5th, but if you're claiming self-defense and you can't explain what happened in your own words, I'm not sure how you stay out of prison.

 

[Tasty Tatty]

oof for the defense.

It looks to me that Anthony was looking to provoke Austin so he could stab him and claim it was self defense. This is pure nigga behavior and he's gonna end up in jail because he doesn't understand that being pushed ain't enough to stab a man.

 

[I’m Ben Murphy]

I know that this sentiment isn’t wildly unpopular here but I am plum wore out of the coonshines going on out in front of the court house. I really try not to be a racist but when I see that kind of shit going on all I can do is immediately start thinking that maybe George Lincoln Rockwell had a point. I hate that kind of shit so much even though I know they’re essentially just there to be agitators and race hustlers.

I really try giving people the benefit of the doubt but I’m starting to doubt that stance and I say that as someone who worked amongst criminal niggers for a way of life.

 

[holyhandgrenade]

It looks to me that Anthony was looking to provoke Austin so he could stab him and claim it was self defense. This is pure nigga behavior and he's gonna end up in jail because he doesn't understand that being pushed ain't enough to stab a man.

Yeah these teens that actually witnessed it are very good witnesses for the prosecution they've both already completely blown out the Anthony was being ganged up on defense they were trying to angle for.

 

[TJT]

I like that they shaved his head and gave him makeup and clothing to make him look younger, smaller, and weaker. Just really push that he was a scurred lil nog.

 

[triggersliver]

A basic google search seems to say 3-4 inches is ideal for edc self defense.

"The witness said Anthony was seated with his backpack in his lap and his hand inside. Metcalf approached Anthony, and then pushed him by placing his both of hands on Anthony's shoulders.
Anthony then pulled the knife out of his backpack and pushed Metcalf back while stabbing him in the chest, the witness said."

So the knife must have gone up under the ribcage to reach the heart. It would have been much harder going between the ribs.

 

[Jace on ice]

Niggers fucked. This testimony is absolutely awful for him and he looks like a complete sociopath.

 

[Jimmy Dean Bowl]

So the rumour that the nog was stealing seems to be substantiated by the fact that Austin's backpack was inside his backpack. Why no pictures of this, it seems important?

 

[queue-anon]

I think Karmelo may even be somewhat intelligent, but his culture is so destructive it made him into this

Karmelo was an Urkel.

I strongly disagree with this, because...

word puzzles (titled "Peppa Pig" and "Scoob-Doo"),

...he had word puzzles in his backpack designed for small children. He's a confirmed retard.

Although something that's going on with Caramello, which also goes a long way to explaining why "successful" blacks are still really resentful and prone to unforced errors, he's been gassed up all his life that he's some sort of genius because maybe his IQ is 85 and maybe he kind of, sort of tries at school, which makes him smarter and more knowledgable than most of his black peers. So he's walking around thinking he's way smarter than he is and that he's entitled to way more than he can ever earn unless he wins the ghetto lottery.

This is why blacks will claim they work twice as hard for half the credit. By objective standards, they don't work twice as hard. Black students study half as much as white students (and white students study half as much as Asian students), but their raw intelligence and community standards are so low, they *think* they're working twice as hard. Figuring out how to do algebra or read a paragraph at a sixth grade level is so painful for them, they feel like they've been through the wringer.

This is why I think lib blank slatism is at least as cruel as writing dimwits and midwits off. Intrinsically stupid people should be funneled into educational standards and careers that they're actually capable of meeting. Blank slatist libs are especially obsessed with telling blacks they can be physicists, FFS, when most of them can barely manage working as a filing clerk.

 

[Athena Save Us!]

It did except it also has a thumb stud according to Shalz testimony

Just to be nerdy, a thumb stud is basically a bolt-looking thing that rests along the spine of the blade to allow for easy opening. In the image I posted, you can see a hole just under the spine, large enough for a thumb to slip in and flick the blade open. That's just a Spyderco thing, as they seem to be allergic to thumb studs. Some people find studs a bit cumbersome, but they serve the same basic function as the hole.

To get back on topic, it's looking less and less like Anthony has a real defense of what he did. Not that I ever thought he did, but this is crazy. Did the defense cross-examine the teen at all?

 

[holyhandgrenade]

the second teen witness is done and court taking a recess

second teen witness possibly even worse than first

 

[AndSothisIsChristmas]

the second teen witness is done and court taking a recess

second teen witness possibly even worse than first

Worse for Anthony’s self-defense claims?