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.

 

[Dan Abrams]

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.

Unless I missed something doesn't he have some race baiting lawyer doing this pro bono for the publicity?

 

[Sneed's Feed n Seed]

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:

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.

Does Karmelo have access to enough funds to get a defense attorney, yes or no?
I don't think we know yet.

Does Karmelo, a minor, bear responsibility for his parents, who are not him, that he does not have custody or conservatorship over, wasting the money, yes or no?
No.

Gideon v. Wainwright says the right attaches when the defendant cannot afford counsel at the time of trial. The court can deny counsel based on fraud or willful dissipation, that is, proof the defendant purposefully gave away assets to qualify for free counsel.

So let's stop being angry niggers and use our brains:

• It is a fact that a minor is almost never considered financially independent in the eyes of the law.
• If a minor’s family controls or spends money meant for defense, it cannot be blamed on the minor.
• The minor's actual access to funds at the time needed for a defense attorney is the only question unless Karmelo somehow personally had control and willfully dissipated or has himself engaged in fraud.
• His family doing shit means they're separately responsible for their crimes.
• In re Gault (1967): Juveniles facing delinquency proceedings have the same right to appointed counsel as adults do.

THEREFORE

• If Karmelo is a minor and his parents control the gibs (and squander it), he is indigent if he has no actual access, regardless of how much was once raised.
• Karmelo is obviously not responsible for what his retarded family does, just like they're not on trial for his murder of Metcalf.
• Even if the situation pisses you off or fails smell tests (for multiple reasons), the court must appoint council unless there is direct evidence Karmelo himself, not his family, committed fraud or is hiding assets.
• It is fucking absurd for a minor to be responsible for their parent's bullshit because he never had access in the first place because they're a minor.

While I admire your hatred for this piece of shit and his family that's just not how this shit works, and I'd rather convict his ass with a defense attorney so we don't have appeals or civil rights bullshit.

 

[p1138]

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.

So wtf was the half million dollars from the givesendgo page for? Oh wait, it was for bullshit like everyone assumed it would get used for with his family leaving their murderer son out to dry.

 

[Sneed's Feed n Seed]

So wtf was the half million dollars from the givesendgo page for? Oh wait, it was for bullshit like everyone assumed it would get used for with his family leaving their murderer son out to dry.

Do y'all really just not 'get' that a court can understand a kid isn't responsible for their family's bullshit?

Why aren't you demanding his parents face a murder trial by your own logic? WTF.

 

[p1138]

Do y'all really just not 'get' that a court can understand a kid isn't responsible for their family's bullshit?

Why aren't you demanding his parents face a murder trial by your own logic? WTF.

I didn't say that at all.

I complained that his family should take care of their own fucking kid, instead of using their murderer kid as an excuse to get a pile of cash and spend it on bullshit. You're right, the murderer is not responsible for how his parents choose to waste the money they fundraised for using his name, and because they're subhuman filth now he gets to use a public defender.

 

[Sneed's Feed n Seed]

I complained that his family should take care of their own fucking kid, instead of using their murderer kid as an excuse to get a pile of cash and spend it on bullshit. You're right, the murderer is not responsible for how his parents choose to waste the money they fundraised for using his name, and because they're subhuman filth now he gets to use a public defender.

My mistake, I apologize.

This is clearly ghetto lotto shit. This is also a murder trial and you'd be remiss (or literally a moron) to give a dangerous nigger an appeal.

I think a defense atty might actually step in to make a name for himself because that's what they do. It's their job. It's high profile. If he does everything right, even if he loses, he'll have a stronger career.

 

[p1138]

My mistake, I apologize.

Apology accepted.

This is clearly ghetto lotto shit. This is also a murder trial and you'd be remiss (or literally a moron) to give a dangerous nigger an appeal.

They absolutely treated it like a ghetto lottery. Happens all the time when their poorly raised kids get shot, not surprised it happens when their kids murder other people.

I think a defense atty might actually step in to make a name for himself because that's what they do. It's their job. It's high profile. If he does everything right, even if he loses, he'll have a stronger career.

If they can claim that they got him something lower than the max sentence? Probably. And it wouldn't be a stretch to assume this moron isn't getting the max sentence anyway.

 

[RodgerDodger]

Do y'all really just not 'get' that a court can understand a kid isn't responsible for their family's bullshit?

Why aren't you demanding his parents face a murder trial by your own logic? WTF.

Do ya'all not understand that the actions of the kud and the costs of defending him can be held against the parents. Especially if said parents have crowdfunded half a million just for that?

Your concept of how this works is so wrong it borders on the obscene. There is a means test for appointment of council. It is perfectly constitutional. You cannot say "I can pay for my own attorney I just don't want to. I want the taxpayers to do it."

There is a rumor going around that something has pissed the Judge off today, and he wants all parties in front of him.

 

[TowinKarz]

. There is a means test for appointment of council. It is perfectly constitutional. You cannot say "I can pay for my own attorney I just don't want to. I want the taxpayers to do it."

Yes, but, his status as a minor ultimately means he is not a financially independent entity. Minors can't open their own bank accounts, minors can't enter into their own employment contracts, minors can't get their own lines of credit. Etc. And that status does not then transfer to the family.

So no matter how rich his family? If they decline to give him money? Then he is, under the law, indigent, aside from whatever cash he might have on him from a newspaper route. And that's clearly not going to be enough for even a regular old attorney.

There is no law that says a parent must bail out their kid if they can "afford" it. If there was? It'd be illegal to withhold a promised allowance for not doing your chores.

My parents told me growing up that if I ever knowingly and willingly broke a law? I was on my own, they were not going to pay for bail or a lawyer or anything. Even though they could have afforded one. And that's a completely legal stance to take.

But? Since they claimed "legal defenses" as part of the grift? The Judge may put them on the spot where they have to either admit they lied and get rung up on fraud, or admit that's what the money was for and they either squandered it (fraud again) or have enough left to hire at least a regular attorney.

Had they kept their traps shut (difficulty for niggers who won the ghetto lottery: impossible) they probably could've cut him loose without an issue.

 

[queue-anon]

The blacks in Dallas didn't move that far North for some reason they stayed in Carrollton and Plano more. 20 or 30 years ago it wasn't even expensive to live in the suburbs like Frisco etc idk why the shift never happened maybe the burbs were actually racist back then but they aren't now, but it was more latinos for a while

As the book about "Rosedale" proved, they did plenty to destroy the suburbs in the DFW area 50-60 years ago, but I guess, once they did that, they mostly stayed put. Lower functioning blacks don't seem to like living among people who don't look like them (they even pass on Section 8 rentals in white areas), which I'm sure comes as a relief to anyone living in a fairly affordable suburb with a minimal black population.

I’m genuinely surprised that Crump isn’t shucking and jiving all over this case.

Not enough money in it. I'm sure even he predicted the parents would blow all their GSG bucks.

Josh recently said on MATI regarding race and jury selection, indicated white people have around a 3% bias for race which is within the tolerance for error, black people on the other hand were 20% more likely to vote guilty or not guilty based on if the charged were also black.

It's past time for us to follow in Lee Kuan Yew's footsteps.

 

[holyhandgrenade]

As the book about "Rosedale" proved, they did plenty to destroy the suburbs in the DFW area 50-60 years ago, but I guess, once they did that, they mostly stayed put. Lower functioning blacks don't seem to like living among people who don't look like them (they even pass on Section 8 rentals in white areas), which I'm sure comes as a relief to anyone living in a fairly affordable suburb with a minimal black population.

I'm not gonna lie it was pretty fucking nice.

 

[Sneed's Feed n Seed]

Do ya'all not understand that the actions of the kud and the costs of defending him can be held against the parents. Especially if said parents have crowdfunded half a million just for that?

It's really rare that a murderous kid is the parent's liability outside of egregious cases of "I knew the kid was crazy and had plans to do things and I had unlocked guns" and even that's pushing it. It's almost entirely political gungrab shit.

Even if the parents are held to account for their shit, the parents are not the kid, the kid is not the parents, therefore what does that have to do with the kid having a defense attorney?

I'm legitimately baffled. You can't just invent or change laws on the fly here. Yes, it's upsetting. That's why we select for impartial people who bottle it up until they go home and smash a fifth on a Friday night to be judges.

Your concept of how this works is so wrong it borders on the obscene. There is a means test for appointment of council. It is perfectly constitutional. You cannot say "I can pay for my own attorney I just don't want to. I want the taxpayers to do it."

The child is a child. The parents are the child's parents. They are different people.

How in the fuck is a minor child ever accountable for what parents do with money the parents, not the child, controls?

What about this is not clear?

There is a rumor going around that something has pissed the Judge off today, and he wants all parties in front of him.

I could see why.

That still doesn't mean a minor child will be punished for the actions of a parent.

 

[Bland Crumbs]

great to see support isn't pouring in.
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in an absolutely pathetic showing, they received 400 dollars in 7 hours, which should go to show you just how little people give a fuck about these grifting niggers anymore.

just in case you hadn't seen recently, shiloh hendrix' givesendgo is only 6,000 USD away from hitting 800k.
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This has always been a fraud run by the parents who raised a murderer. Too bad the people who donated are fucking retards who will never accept that they wuz scammed and sheeeeeeeit.

 

[Anakin Soywalker]

Do y'all really just not 'get' that a court can understand a kid isn't responsible for their family's bullshit?

Why aren't you demanding his parents face a murder trial by your own logic? WTF.

The parents should be murdered for being niggers, you nigger.

 

[Swole McPole]

No permanent structures or a formal city charter have been established yet, and the project remains in the planning and fundraising phase, with over $100,000 raised via GoFundMe and Indiegogo for initial developments. The vision continues to focus on sustainability, economic self-sufficiency, and cultural enrichment, but full realization is likely years away.

Establishing a whole town is a huge thing. A school, on the other hand, should be much more manageable. Small groups of Muslims and Jews create, establish and open faith schools all over the place all the time. They're mostly shit, but they do open and run them.

Has Dr Umar Johnson Psy. D. CSP M. Ed opened his school yet? The Fredrick Douglass Marcus Garvey Malcolm X George Floyd Academy for Boys?

I remember ten years ago, people were demanding to know where the four million he'd raised had gone to and why he hadn't built the school yet.

Ten years on, the Prince of Pan-Africanism still hasn't built the school. But it's coming. Real soon now. True facts.

 

[MetokurGroomedMe]

This has always been a fraud run by the parents who raised a murderer. Too bad the people who donated are fucking retards who will never accept that they wuz scammed and sheeeeeeeit.

yeah. if anything, i expect the kid will get his public defender who fails to do anything noteworthy for him, and the parents MIGHT face repercussions. unlikely that they will, because they are of a certain socioeconomic factor.

even though i hate this little nigger for what he did, his parents spending the whole of this money was entirely predictable, and also not his fault. he didn't open the givesendgo, nor did he have any control over it in any real way. look at how his dad is treating his little lottery ticket, waving his name everywhere he can, crying foul with every possible bullshit excuse.

 

[Sneed's Feed n Seed]

The parents should be murdered for being niggers, you nigger.

Well, yes, but we can't break our own rules because someone else is a nigger, or we would be niggers, nigger.

yeah. if anything, i expect the kid will get his public defender who fails to do anything noteworthy for him, and the parents MIGHT face repercussions. unlikely that they will, because they are of a certain socioeconomic factor.

He will try. There's just fuck all he can do. No amount of oration will really work here, it is unlikely there are any real holes to poke, and there's no indication I'm aware of that Karmelo could be defended with being particularly retarded or mentally ill (for a nigger, I guess?) to plead down.

If there's a plea down, it's political, but I don't think Texas will cuck out.

If the defense atty does the best with what he has he could get hired to a private defense firm, so of course he'll try, but it's not getting Karmelo off lol.

 

[Sneedenhagen Chew]

That still doesn't mean a minor child will be punished for the actions of a parent.

I can't speak for anyone else, but I don't want him punished for having bad parents, a non-defamatory fact evidenced by both the fact they spent his legal fund on lobster tails, sports car, and bottom-shelf liquor, but also by the fact they raised a feral, violent ape that murders people for fun and brags about it to the police while being arrested.

Instead, I want the court to ask where that money meant, humiliate the family by making them show receipts, then the court can appoint a public defender (as it should). The process is the punishment. This kind of process-based punishment is inflicted on white people all of the time, and it needs to happen to niggers and browns too.

 

[MetokurGroomedMe]

I can't speak for anyone else, but I don't want him punished for having bad parents, a non-defamatory fact evidenced by both the fact they spent his legal fund on lobster tails, sports car, and bottom-shelf liquor, but also by the fact they raised a feral, violent ape that murders people for fun and brags about it to the police while being arrested.

Instead, I want the court to ask where that money meant, humiliate the family by making them show receipts, then the court can appoint a public defender (as it should). The process is the punishment. This kind of process-based punishment is inflicted on white people all of the time, and it needs to happen to niggers and browns too.

a problem with this is, niggers don't have the same concept of shame that whites have. you yourself said that he was bragging about being a murderer to the cops. do you think that kind of stupidity and lack of understanding of the world around you leaves you capable of understanding the humiliation your family is being put through? i wouldn't be surprised if it becomes a new thing niggers brag about and use for oppression points.

"dey was insultin my family n sheit, dey said my uncle was a murdera but he only killed like 5 people and dey was probly gonna shoot him first. white man always keepin niggas down.'

 

[Rimanah]

Wouldn't that work against Karmelo, since court appointed attorneys are not as good as paid attorneys?

This is a really common misconception, but no. Court appointed attorneys are not inherently worse than paid ones. Many are true believers in the system who throw their heart and soul into the case. Many are private attorneys getting paid from state funds set allocated to paying PDs, meaning they’re the same attorneys as the ones you can pay for. And some are dipshits who are awful at their job.
But the exact same is true for paid attorneys. There are plenty of amazing ones, and plenty of cons who are going to run up fees and are awful at their job. You might be paying for a Perry Mason, you might be paying for a Saul Goodman, or you might be paying for someone who graduated at the bottom of their class and barely passed the bar and had to hang up their shingles straight out of law school.