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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.

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.

 

[Smug Cat]

So that happened in the 1800s, it's called Liberia.

Liberia - Wikipedia

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In recent years it's had civil wars, ebola outbreaks(after almost tis entire healthcare infrastructure was destroyed in the previous civil war), has a life expectancy of under age 65, allegedly more than half of the female population has undergone genital mutilation, widespread diseases problems, a literacy rate under 2/3 of the population, minor ethnic groups that have been trying to purge eachother for a century, lost their telecom system in their 90s civil war(which was prior to the one they lost their healthcare system in the 2000s), is 160 out of 193 for GDP by country, has the record for highest numbers of rape, in the 2010s had half of their government named in some papers leaked to the press regarding international tax fraud, and it just keeps going, while continually begging the rest of the planet for aid.

No, we don't need yet another government sponsored ghetto from african americans who can't control themselves.

In fairness, while Liberia is an absolute fucking shithole, it was way less of a shithole when it was still run by American blacks and their descendents. It was one of the most prosperous countries in Africa for a long time before the Americo-Liberians were overthrown in a military coup by the indigenous booga-boogas who hated them.

 

[Otterly]

I dont think it was freedom Georgia. It was a city where the whiter part wanted to redraw its boundaries and they got called racist

 

[he who has thus come/gone]

They have to, it's a fucking murder trial. You convict without a competent defense atty then the appeals will never end



They should but do you want him to go away or do you want him to have infinity appeals because ghetto lottery?

Generally you don’t just get a lawyer. You have to be indigent. He might be indigent, but you better believe that judge is going to seriously question why the millions his parents raised aren’t being used for his defense. This happened with one of the J6 people, Jeremy Brown. He raised a bunch of money on GiveSendGo I believe, and then tried to say he needed court appointed counsel because technically it wasn’t money in his name. The judge said no, that’s ridiculous.

I dont think it was freedom Georgia. It was a city where the whiter part wanted to redraw its boundaries and they got called racist

You’re thinking of St George in Louisiana.

 

[Squid Diddler]

If you want some good rage bait, check out Karmelo’s dad’s Facebook page. Typical dumb nigger shit. They keep talking about how god-fearing they but wasn’t one of the commandments, thou shall not kill?

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It's funny, they say shit like "justice for Karmelo" as if he was the one that died. I think the whole incident kind of defaulted their brains where they just repeat the same shit they do when a hood rat is killed by the police or something. I wouldn't be surprised if a significant chunk of these mongoloids actually DO think Karmelo was the one that got stabbed.

 

[LeChampion1992]

At least it’s not in Austin (the city).

Austin would unironcally be worse for Karmelo not better as the jury would be white women and Hispanic women. There are like very few black people in Austin compared to DFW.
Like my actual concern is that this will be made into a race issue and the typical race hustlers will try to spin Karmelo as a good kid wronged by white supremacy they will push this case I think as far as possible so he can be a hero.

 

[Corpun]

They have to at least ask questions about where the 500k went.

 

[holyhandgrenade]

Austin would unironcally be worse for Karmelo not better as the jury would be white women and Hispanic women. There are like very few black people in Austin compared to DFW.
Like my actual concern is that this will be made into a race issue and the typical race hustlers will try to spin Karmelo as a good kid wronged by white supremacy they will push this case I think as far as possible so he can be a hero.

there's about the same percentage of black people in Austin as there is Collin County, and you must have missed the people saying that he is a good boi who got attacked and was defending himself

 

[Sneed's Feed n Seed]

Generally you don’t just get a lawyer. You have to be indigent. He might be indigent, but you better believe that judge is going to seriously question why the millions his parents raised aren’t being used for his defense. This happened with one of the J6 people, Jeremy Brown. He raised a bunch of money on GiveSendGo I believe, and then tried to say he needed court appointed counsel because technically it wasn’t money in his name. The judge said no, that’s ridiculous.

Sixth Amendment. Gideon v. Wainwright, 1963.

Anyone charged with a felony has a right to counsel. If the defendant cannot afford to hire a lawyer, the court must appoint one.

The kid's parents are not the kid. Being a minor, this complicates things. Generally we don't punish kids for what their parents (allegedly) do, but given that blacks have been trying to do this for ages I can understand the temptation.

 

[ZsaZsaBinks]

Austin would unironcally be worse for Karmelo not better as the jury would be white women and Hispanic women. There are like very few black people in Austin compared to DFW.
Like my actual concern is that this will be made into a race issue and the typical race hustlers will try to spin Karmelo as a good kid wronged by white supremacy they will push this case I think as far as possible so he can be a hero.

Yes, but everyone in Austin is a huge activist who loves to virtue signal.

 

[he who has thus come/gone]

Anyone charged with a felony has a right to counsel. If the defendant cannot afford to hire a lawyer, the court must appoint one.

You wrote it yourself. If the defendant CANNOT AFFORD ONE. If the defendant can afford one, tough luck. That’s why I said the judge may determine he’s indigent but he sure as hell is going to ask his parents why they’re not using money raised for his legal defense on his legal defense.

I literally pointed out an example of this exact thing happening. I read the transcripts of that hearing. I don’t know why you’re citing a case as if it disproves anything I said.

 

[Sneed's Feed n Seed]

You wrote it yourself. If the defendant CANNOT AFFORD ONE. If the defendant can afford one, tough luck. That’s why I said the judge may determine he’s indigent but he sure as hell is going to ask his parents why they’re not using money raised for his legal defense on his legal defense.

I literally pointed out an example of this exact thing happening. I read the transcripts of that hearing. I don’t know why you’re citing a case as if it disproves anything I said.

Do you have any precedent or court anything to go with that or just how angry you are?

Also, in case you forgot, he’s a minor so what his parents did with the money isn’t what he did with the money because he’s not his parents he’s their kid.

I get you hate him but do you want appeals? This is how you get appeals.

 

[Dan Abrams]

Austin would unironcally be worse for Karmelo not better as the jury would be white women and Hispanic women. There are like very few black people in Austin compared to DFW.

This is true but the Travis County DA is an activist Soros plant who got a jury to convict a veteran who shot a retard who went to George Floyd rallies with an AK daily and who aimed it at him as his car got swarmed. Greg Abbot took Israel's dick out of his mouth for a second to pardon him which was the right thing to do. Austin is full of self hating White liberal faggots. Austin's faggot father is exactly the kind of person that lives in Austin. This is all irrelevant anyway though.

 

[ZsaZsaBinks]

This is true but the Travis County DA is an activist Soros plant who got a jury to convict a veteran who shot a retard who went to George Floyd rallies with an AK daily and who aimed it at him as his car got swarmed. Greg Abbot took Israel's dick out of his mouth for a second to pardon him which was the right thing to do. Austin is full of self hating White liberal faggots. Austin's faggot father is exactly the kind of person that lives in Austin. This is all irrelevant anyway though.

I’m sure Frisco is full of virtue signaling activists as well. I don’t trust anybody anywhere tbh because I know that they will be like that.

 

[KiwiFuzz2]

I don't know how they can means test whether or not someone gets a court-appointed attorney.

Just to play out a scenario, if someone makes 75K and they live in a million-dollar, 1200 square foot house in San Jose that their parents bought for 40K in 1975, should they be forced to sell their home to get a private attorney?

If someone makes 75K and they live in a 40K shithole in Detroit, should that person be forced to sell their home to get a private attorney?

You'd think that someone with a million dollars in assets would want to stay out of jail, so they would use those assets to get a good lawyer. But I don't know how the court could force them to pay that money.

 

[Dan Abrams]

You'd think that someone with a million dollars in assets would want to stay out of jail, so they would use those assets to get a good lawyer. But I don't know how the court could force them to pay that money.

Courts can expect defendants to liquidate assets if you're a nigger who is cash poor but has a new escalade and a mansion

 

[he who has thus come/gone]

Do you have any precedent or court anything to go with that or just how angry you are?

Also, in case you forgot, he’s a minor so what his parents did with the money isn’t what he did with the money because he’s not his parents he’s their kid.

I get you hate him but do you want appeals? This is how you get appeals.

It’s in the fucking Texas statutes, retard.

Art. 26.04. PROCEDURES FOR APPOINTING COUNSEL. (a) The judges of the county courts, statutory county courts, and district courts trying criminal cases in each county, by local rule, shall adopt and publish written countywide procedures for timely and fairly appointing counsel for an indigent defendant in the county arrested for, charged with, or taking an appeal from a conviction of a misdemeanor punishable by confinement or a felony.

You have to complete an affidavit of indigence in Collin County: https://apps.collincountytx.gov/Forms/ID-AIndigence

I am not quite particularly acquainted with Texas state constitutional case law as to how exactly this applies to minors. I am telling you what I know from professional experience, supported by research even a lay person can do. When kids get in trouble and their parents are rich, but the kid’s lawyer says he’s indigent, the judge is going to ask questions. Do you need a source for that, too?

 

[Homo neanderthalensis]

Why is the forum against a court appointed attorney? Wouldn't that work against Karmelo, since court appointed attorneys are not as good as paid attorneys? You want someone to lose a court case, however you are against a court-appointed attorney.

 

[Sneed's Feed n Seed]

Just to play out a scenario, if someone makes 75K and they live in a million-dollar, 1200 square foot house in San Jose that their parents bought for 40K in 1975, should they be forced to sell their home to get a private attorney?

If someone makes 75K and they live in a 40K shithole in Detroit, should that person be forced to sell their home to get a private attorney?

If you want appeals to potentially undermine the case and lose you your career and even have the defendant walk with a settlement you sure can try!

It’s in the fucking Texas statutes, retard.

Sixth amendment of the Constitution of the United States, Gideon v. Wainwright, 1963, retard.

Why is the forum against a court appointed attorney? Wouldn't that work against Karmelo, since court appointed attorneys are not as good as paid attorneys? You want someone to lose a court case, however you are against a court-appointed attorney.

Because they're so mad at Karmelo they want to deny him due process out of spite not realizing it opens up appeals and civil rights faggotry because he's a nigger.

I dont think it was freedom Georgia. It was a city where the whiter part wanted to redraw its boundaries and they got called racist

For some reason you reminded me that a small city named White, Georgia exists. I used to go there during BLM when I lived in Atlanta.

I'm not kidding, lol.

 

[JayseeDenton]

Black people are just so fucking funny. Imagine if Black Americans had their own country and we could just watch them from afar instead of having to be in the middle of all of their bullshit.

Or... imagine if they had their own continent? The one they started on!

That's how it should have been.

Europe+Americas: White people living in western style individualist societies.

Asia: Asians living in collectivist style societies that work for them.

Run both experiments, let each do what they do best.

Leave the middle east uninhabited save a bunch of oil wells, treat it like the antartica.

Make africa a nature preserve.

Wall off india.

 

[he who has thus come/gone]

Sixth amendment of the Constitution of the United States, Gideon v. Wainwright, 1963, retard.

You have no idea at all what you're talking about. Gideon reversed a former case, Betts v. Brady, which held that it was not violative of the 14th Amendment for a state to deny appointed counsel to an indigent client. The Gideon Court said:

Not only these precedents, but also reason and reflection, require us to recognize that, in our adversary system of criminal justice, any person haled into court, who is too poor to hire a lawyer, cannot be assured a fair trial unless counsel is provided for him. This seems to us to be an obvious truth.

I do not believe you are arguing in good faith or even from a position of ignorance because of how purposefully retarded you are.

For anyone else: Karmelo Anthony may assert to the court that he is indigent, and that his parents will not provide him any money but have abandoned him to prison. The court will obviously question that. His parents raised a bunch of money for his defense and then abandoned him? That doesn't pass the smell test. But it could be true—and the judge will likely inquire into it because of the absurdity of the proposition—in which case he will be provided with appointed counsel. But there is no right to counsel if you are not indigent, and someone whose parents raised a ton of money for his defense is not indigent absent some crazy misconduct that the judge wouldn't believe without looking into it himself.