Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleKarmelo Anthony, 19, has appealed his murder conviction after being sentenced to 35 years for stabbing fellow high schooler Austin Metcalf, 17. The incident occurred during a track meet in Frisco, Texas, in April 2025, when Anthony refused to leave a rival school's tent. Anthony's legal team argued self-defense, but a Collin County jury found him guilty of murder after a nearly week-long trial. Jurors deliberated for under three hours before delivering a unanimous guilty verdict and imposing the 35-year prison sentence. Despite initial social media speculation, both legal teams and Metcalf's family stated that race was not a factor in the murder. In fullKarmelo Anthony appeals his murder conviction after being sentenced to 35 years for track meet stabbingThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Teen sentenced in fatal track meet stabbing appeals murder conviction
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleKarmelo Anthony, 19, has appealed his murder conviction after being sentenced to 35 years for stabbing fellow high schooler Austin Metcalf, 17. The incident occurred during a track meet in Frisco, Texas, in April 2025, when Anthony refused to leave a rival school's tent. Anthony's legal team argued self-defense, but a Collin County jury found him guilty of murder after a nearly week-long trial. Jurors deliberated for under three hours before delivering a unanimous guilty verdict and imposing the 35-year prison sentence. Despite initial social media speculation, both legal teams and Metcalf's family stated that race was not a factor in the murder. In fullKarmelo Anthony appeals his murder conviction after being sentenced to 35 years for track meet stabbingThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
