Speaking publicly for the first time since the verdict, Austin Metcalf's father, Jeff Metcalf described a sense of peace he had not felt in more than a year.

Austin Metcalf was fatally stabbed in April of 2025 during a district-wide track meet in Frisco, a Dallas suburb.

The trial of Karmelo Anthony centered on whether he acted in self-defense when he fatally stabbed Austin Metcalf at a Frisco ISD track meet in 2025.