Texas teenager convicted of murder in fatal stabbing of rival track athlete
A 19-year-old Texas teenager was convicted of murder and sentenced to 35 years in prison for fatally stabbing a 17-year-old track athlete during a high school meet in April 2025. The jury rejected the defendant's self-defense claim during a confrontation in stadium bleachers over a tent dispute. The case gained widespread attention partly due to social media posts that framed the incident in racial terms, though both legal teams argued race was not a factor.
Karmelo Anthony, now 19, was found guilty of murder in the death of Austin Metcalf, a 17-year-old track athlete from a rival school, during a high school meet in the Dallas suburb of McKinney, Texas. The incident occurred in April 2025 when a heated exchange erupted over Anthony's refusal to leave a tent belonging to Metcalf's team during a rainy spring day. A jury deliberated for less than three hours before rejecting Anthony's self-defense claim and convicting him of murder rather than the lesser charge of manslaughter. Anthony did not testify, and only his mother spoke during sentencing, expressing remorse and requesting mercy. The case drew significant attention beyond the local area due to social media amplification that characterized the killing in racial terms—Anthony is Black and Metcalf was white—though prosecutors and defense attorneys both told jurors the tragedy had nothing to do with race.
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Texas teen who fatally stabbed track athlete at school meet found guilty and sentenced to prison
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