Texas teenager convicted of murder in fatal stabbing at high school track meet
Karmelo Anthony, 19, was convicted of murder and sentenced to 35 years in prison for the fatal stabbing of Austin Metcalf, 17, during a Frisco high school track meet in April 2025. The case, which sparked national attention and deep racial divisions, centred on whether Anthony acted in self-defence. He has filed an appeal.
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On 9 June 2026, a Collin County jury found Karmelo Anthony guilty of murder in the fatal stabbing of Austin Metcalf at a Frisco Independent School District track meet on 2 April 2025 [5, 7, 8]. The jury deliberated for approximately three hours before reaching its verdict [8]. Anthony was sentenced to 35 years in prison following further deliberation [6, 8]. He was transported to a Texas Department of Criminal Justice facility after being booked into Collin County Jail [1].
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