Karmelo Anthony found guilty of murder in fatal stabbing of Frisco student Austin Metcalf

[Polybius]

Source: CBS News

A Collin County jury found Karmelo Anthony guilty of murder in the fatal stabbing of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf during a Frisco ISD track meet, bringing an end to a closely watched trial that drew national attention and sparked debate over self-defense, race and school safety.

Anthony, now 19, had been charged in the April 2, 2025, killing of Metcalf at Kuykendall Stadium in Frisco. Prosecutors argued Anthony intentionally stabbed Metcalf during an altercation between the two teenagers, while defense attorneys contended Anthony acted in self-defense.

The jury reached its verdict after hearing testimony from dozens of witnesses over several days, including students who witnessed the confrontation, law enforcement investigators, medical experts and character witnesses called by the defense.

Anthony was arrested shortly after the stabbing and charged with murder. On Tuesday, during closing arguments, Judge John Roach allowed the jury to consider a lesser manslaughter charge.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/karmelo-anthony-trial-verdict-austin-metcalf-frisco-track-meet-stabbing/

[Floyd R. Turbo]

1. Good!

[OC375]

2. 35 out in 17.5

What happens to the Go Fund Me money when you lose in criminal court? Can you use it at the commissary or must it be returned?

[Seeking Serenity]

4. Unlikely out in 17. More like 20 at least

It's very rare for someone convicted of murder in Texas to be granted parole the first time around.

[Jacson6]

5. They can use it for anything they want. Most of it will go to pay the attorneys, public or private. After that then it..

is theirs to do as they wish.

[manicdem]

6. Appeals

Theres going to be appeals for few years. I'm sure it'll run dry by then.

[MichMan]

9. The GoFundMe campaign was cancelled due to their policies regarding crimes

Instead they used an alternative called GiveSendGo

[Jose Garcia]

3. Who brings a knife to a track meet?

[QueerDuck]

7. ...a punishment range of five to 99 years or life in prison

Under a murder guilty verdict, Anthony faces a punishment range of five to 99 years or life in prison. A manslaughter conviction would have carried a sentence of two to 20 years in prison.

[MichMan]

8. He got 35

[QueerDuck]

10. Ugh. Should have been more.

Thanks for the update.