Karmelo Anthony Convicted of Murder for 2025 Frisco Track Meet Stabbing

A Collin County jury found 19‑year‑old Karmelo Anthony guilty of murder for fatally stabbing 17‑year‑old Austin Metcalf at a high school track meet in Frisco, Texas, on April 2 2025. Witnesses testified that Anthony entered the rival Memorial High School tent during a rain delay, was repeatedly told to leave, warned the victim “Touch me and see what happens,” and, after being shoved, retrieved a pocketknife and stabbed Metcalf in the chest. Metcalf died despite emergency treatment. The defense argued self‑defense; the prosecution emphasized that Anthony escalated a minor dispute with deadly force. After less than three hours of deliberation in June 2026, the jury rejected the self‑defense claim and returned a murder verdict. The case, noted for its racial dimensions—Anthony is Black, Metcalf was White—prompted protests and extensive media coverage. The jury later sentenced Anthony to 35 years in prison, within the statutory range of five to ninety‑nine years for an adult murder conviction.