Defense tries to buttress self-defense claim in Texas trial over teen athlete’s killing
Witnesses said Anthony refused repeated requests to leave the tent and that jurors saw video, 911 calls and bloody evidence in the murder trial.
- The murder trial of 19-year-old Karmelo Anthony entered its second week in Collin County, Texas, on Monday as defense attorneys called new witnesses to bolster a claim of self-defense.
- Anthony is charged in the April 2025 fatal stabbing of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf, a rival student-athlete, during a rain-delayed high school track meet at a stadium in the affluent Dallas suburb of Frisco.
- The prosecution rested its case on Saturday after calling 21 witnesses, arguing that Anthony provoked the encounter as a "sneak, surprise attack" after refusing up to 15 requests to leave the rival team's designated shelter tent.
- The defense counter-argued that Metcalf made the first physical contact, maintaining that Anthony reacted in a "split second of fear and chaos" using a pocket knife from his backpack because he felt threatened as a crowd gathered around him.
- The case has drawn widespread national attention and heightened court security after early social media posts polarized the tragedy along racial lines—Anthony is Black and Metcalf was white—prompting the victim's family and local police to publicly denounce the online misinformation.
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Karmelo Anthony's 'Self-Defense' Argument Crumbles In High-Profile Murder Trial
Karmelo Anthony’s claim that he stabbed a Texas teenager in self-defense is facing serious trouble after a witness called by his own lawyers acknowledged key inconsistencies on the stand. Anthony, 19, is on trial in Collin County over the fatal stabbing of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf during an April 2025 high school track meet. Prosecutors rested their case Saturday after calling 21 witnesses in the untelevised trial, according to multiple report…
'He just came outta nowhere': Teen eyewitnesses detail track meet stabbing
McKINNEY, Texas (Court TV) — Teenagers testifying about a deadly stabbing at a track meet have differed on some details in the case, but all have agreed they were shocked by the violence that appeared to come out of nowhere. Karmelo Anthony appears in court. (Sketch by Pat Lopez) Karmelo Anthony, 19, has pleaded not guilty to charges that he murdered 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a track meet in 2025. Anthony has not denied stabbing the victim, …
‘I just don’t see the out here’: Joe Concha on Karmelo Anthony trial
Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha issued a stark take on the Karmelo Anthony murder trial, saying, “I just don’t see the out here in any way, shape, or form.” Karmelo Anthony, 19, has been charged with first-degree murder for the fatal stabbing of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a track meet in Frisco, Texas, on April 2, 2025. Anthony has argued that he acted in self-defense, but if found guilty, he could face up to 99 years in prison. “It…
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