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A grand jury indicted Karmelo Anthony in the death of
17-year-old Austin Metcalf, Collin County District Attorney Greg
Willis said. Willis said the April 2 stabbing at the school
stadium in Frisco “struck a deep nerve — here in Collin County
and beyond.” Anthony was 17 at the time of the stabbing and has
since turned 18.
“When something like this happens at a school event, it shakes
people to the core,” Willis said.
Students from several high schools in the Frisco Independent
School District were competing when the stabbing occurred.
According to an arrest report, a witness said that when Anthony
sat under the tent belonging to Metcalf's team, Metcalf told
Anthony to move, and Anthony replied: “Touch me and see what
happens."
Metcalf then touched Anthony, and Anthony said to punch him and
see what happens, the arrest report said. A short time later,
Metcalf grabbed Anthony and Anthony stabbed him with a knife,
the report said.
Afterward, Anthony told an officer that he was protecting
himself and that Metcalf had “put his hands on me,” according to
the report.
Anthony’s attorney, Mike Howard, said Anthony was looking
forward to his day in court.
“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.
If convicted, Anthony faces up to life in prison. He was
released from jail and placed on house arrest after his bond was
reduced.
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