A Collin County jury has reached a verdict in Karmelo Anthony's murder trial over the fatal stabbing of 17-year-old Memorial High School student Austin Metcalf during a high school track meet in Frisco, Texas.The verdict is expected to be read Tuesday afternoon, following days of emotional testimony from student athletes, police officers, forensic experts and coaches who described the confrontation that ended with Metcalf's death at Kuykendall Stadium on April 2, 2025.Anthony, who was 17 at the time, admitted he stabbed Metcalf but claimed he acted in self-defense.A split of Karmelo Anthony (left) and Austin Metcalf.Anthony was accused of stabbing Metcalf to death during an April 2, 2025 track meet in Frisco, Texas.
(FOX4; Jeff Metcalf)KARMELO ANTHONY JURY BEGINS DELIBERATING, TO CONSIDER MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE IN TRACK MEET MURDER TRIALAt the center of the case was a confrontation that unfolded beneath a Memorial High School team tent during a rainy track meet attended by schools from across North Texas.A courtroom sketch depicts Karmelo Anthony and his defense team as jurors view surveillance video during Anthony's murder trial in the fatal stabbing of Austin Metcalf at a Frisco, Texas, track meet.(Pat Lopez)According to trial testimony, Anthony, a student from a different school, sat beneath the Memorial tent shortly before the confrontation began.
Several student athletes testified that they questioned why he was there and repeatedly asked him to leave.Witnesses told jurors that Austin Metcalf eventually approached Anthony and asked him to move.One student testified that Anthony was asked to leave roughly 15 times.
Multiple witnesses recalled Anthony responding with statements such as, "Touch me and you'll find out" and "If you want me to move, you have to move me." Know something we should investigate? Send story tips to [email protected] Share photos on Instagram: @fndstephprice Submit compelling video and breaking news footage on X: @Stephenyprice️ You...