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Daily Mail
26-06-2025
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Karmelo Anthony's brutal reality check after murder indictment for stabbing and killing high school athlete
Karmelo Anthony could be sent back to jail after being indicted on first-degree murder charges for fatally stabbing a fellow high school athlete during a track meet, the Daily Mail has learned. The 18-year-old, who admitted to attacking and stabbing 17-year-old Austin Metcalf in Frisco, Texas, in April, is currently under house arrest. However, his spokesman, Dominique Alexander, told the Daily Mail that Anthony may be returned to custody following his indictment by a Collin County grand jury on Tuesday. Now that the indictment is in place, the case will be assigned to a district judge who could overturn a controversial decision by a magistrate to reduce Anthony's bond from $1 million to $250,000. 'We don't know who the judge will be,' Alexander said. 'But any judge can make any decision they want. It's entirely up to them.' Anthony was 17 at the time of the incident and has since turned 18. He maintains he acted in self-defense during the altercation at the high school meet in the affluent Dallas suburb. However, he has yet to explain why he brought a weapon to a school-sanctioned event. Local police say the boys exchanged words when Metcalf challenged Anthony, a student at Centennial High School, for sitting under the team tent for Memorial High School. 'A lot of stuff gets stolen,' Hunter, Metcalf's twin who was also there, told Fox News hours after he watched his brother die. 'Our coaches always told us don't let other schools mess with our stuff.' Anthony was arrested shortly after the attack, telling arresting officers who called him the alleged killer, 'I'm not alleged. I did it' After spending about two weeks behind bars, Anthony's father went before a local judge, claiming the family had no money and requesting their teen son's bond be lowered from $1 million. In a widely criticized decision, Magistrate Judge Angela Tucker agreed to lower Anthony's bond to $250,000 on the condition he remain under house arrest and in the custody of his dad. Under the conditions of the house arrest, the embattled teen must wear an electronic monitor and only leave the house with 'prior approval of the court,' according to public records obtained by 'Defendant must be supervised by a parent or adult designee at all times. Defendant shall have no contact (direct or indirect) with the family of the alleged victim,' the court order state. 'Defendant may travel to his attorney's office for scheduled meetings approved by the Court. Defendant must check-in with the bailiff of the Court every Friday until the case in indicted into a different Court.' After his release from jail, Daily Mail exclusively reported how the Anthonys had been renting a nearly $900,000 home in a luxury neighborhood. Despite having security guards keeping anyone who wasn't authorized by the family out of the swanky community, a judge allowed the teen to relocate after he claimed he was no longer safe in his house. Alexander told Daily Mail he's had no indication whether the house arrest will be revoked at this time. 'Right now, there's nothing of any violation by Karmelo. Everything has been respected,' he said of the court orders. 'Of course, we would think that the judge, whatever judge it's assigned to, would honor that.' Regardless of whether Anthony remains under house arrest, the victim's father told Daily Mail Tuesday that he was pleased with the indictment. 'I fully believe that justice will be served for Austin Metcalf,' his father Jeff said. 'I look forward to the forthcoming trial. But it will never bring my son back.' Just last week, reported on footage of the stabbing released by the Frisco Independent School District. The video, recorded on a fixed camera at David Kuykendall Stadium, did not show any fighting, pushing or physical altercation between the boys prior to the knifing. Instead, the clip viewed by Daily Mail at school district headquarters, showed several people sitting under the Memorial High School team tent. Without any kind of apparent escalation, people can be seen running and walking away from the tent. Later, what appears to be Metcalf's body is moved out of the stadium bleachers to a walkway near the bottom of the seating area. The surveillance appears to challenge the self-defense claim made by the murder suspect, offering little visible evidence that Anthony was in immediate danger before the attack. The Frisco Police Department would not comment on whether it is the only video of the slaying.
Black America Web
25-06-2025
- Black America Web
Karmelo Anthony Indicted By Grand Jury For 1st-Degree Murder, What's Next?
Source: unknown / other On Tuesday, a Collin County grand jury indicted Karmelo Anthony on a first-degree murder charge — a decision that will please advocates for the alleged victim, 17-year-old Austin Metcalf, but outrage people who have wondered for months why it's so hard for a Black teen to be taken seriously when he claims self-defense. Anthony, who was 17 when he allegedly stabbed Metcalf to death during a track meet at Kuykendall Stadium, 'could face a possible sentence of 5-99 years or life in prison,' CBS News reported, noting that 'in the Texas criminal justice system, 17-year-olds are considered adults.' So, what's next for the now 18-year-old, who has been on house arrest since he was released on a reduced bond on April 14? Well, now that Anthony has officially been indicted, the next step is to assign a trial judge to preside over his case. That judge will then set a court date for the defendant's first appearance. That part of the legal process could take days, weeks or months. In the meantime, both prosecutors and defense attorneys seem eager to make their cases. 'We know this case has struck a deep nerve — here in Collin County and beyond. That's understandable. When something like this happens at a school event, it shakes people to the core,' Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis said in a statement. 'But the justice system works best when it moves with steadiness and with principle. That's what we're committed to. And that's exactly what this case deserves.' Austin's father, Jeff Metcalf, appears hopeful that the court will give him and his family justice. 'I am pleased that we are moving forward. With the first-degree murder indictment, it now goes into the court system. I fully believe that justice will be served for Austin Metcalf. I look forward to the forthcoming trial. But it will never bring my son back,' he said. However, Karmelo's attorney, Mike Howard, appears to be just as confident that his client will be vindicated once he's allowed to tell his version of the tragic event that unfolded on April 2. 'Karmelo and his family are confident in the justice system and the people of Collin County to be fair and impartial,' Howard said in a recorded video. 'Of course, Karmelo looks forward to his day in court, because it's only in a trial that the full story can be heard, and that impartial justice can be done. We expect that when the full story is heard, the prosecution will not be able to rule out the reasonable doubt that Carmelo Anthony may have acted in self-defense.' On April 2, Anthony, a student-athlete at Centennial High School, allegedly stabbed Metcalf during a dispute that turned into a physical altercation under the Memorial High School tent at David Kuykendall Stadium during a Frisco ISD district-wide track meet. Multiple witnesses, including Metcalf's twin brother Hunter, told police that the two teens did not know each other prior to the altercation. Witnesses also stated that Metcalf and his teammates confronted Anthony after noticing he was under their team's tent wearing a different school's tracksuit. According to USA TODAY, an arrest affidavit noted that a school resource officer was the first to arrive on the scene, and when he instructed Anthony to put his hands up, the teen allegedly replied, 'I was protecting myself!' SEE ALSO: Karmelo Anthony Can't Claim Self-Defense But Kyle Rittenhouse Can? Karmelo Anthony Will Get His Diploma, But His Legal Battle Looms SEE ALSO Karmelo Anthony Indicted By Grand Jury For 1st-Degree Murder, What's Next? was originally published on
Daily Mail
11-06-2025
- Daily Mail
Terrifying surveillance footage emerges of Austin Metcalf's fatal track meet stabbing
New footage of the moment Austin Metcalf was fatally stabbed at a Texas track meet has shed light on the horrific incident. Local TV station WFAA obtained exclusive, yet limited access to surveillance footage capturing the April 2 confrontation between Metcalf, a Memorial High School junior, and Karmelo Anthony, the student who was charged with murdering Metcalf. While The Frisco Independent School District allowed the outlet to watch the video, a copy of the footage was not provided, nor did they allow any images of it to be taken, citing student privacy and school security concerns. The video was described as a wide angle shot that had a distant view of Kuykendall Stadium in Frisco, Texas. The incident was seen in a tiny portion of the upper left hand corner of the screen, according to WFAA. The camera reportedly showed the Memorial High School pop-up tent for the track meet, the area Anthony was accused of barging into before he allegedly pulled a knife out of his bag and stabbed Metcalf. Metcalf and Anthony, then a senior at rival Centennial High School, were not identifiable in the video provided by the school district, WFAA reported. At 9:55am, a sudden movement was seen at the tent on the bleachers, but the alleged stabbing was not visible, according to the outlet. There was a lot of moving in tent but it was all heavily pixelated, showing figures at the top of the bleachers. Some of them were positioned just above the tent and others were just below. Shortly after the observed sudden movement, several people believed to be students were seen running from the area. Others on the field reacted by moving toward a back gate. Paramedics were seen arriving at the scene about nine minutes after the stabbing, entering through the same back gate and parking on the middle of the field. It's been previously reported that Metcalf's twin brother Hunter was with him and held him as he was bleeding out under the tent. On the video, paramedics were seen wheeling a gurney to the bottom of the bleachers to begin their attempt to save Metcalf's life. About 15 minutes after the incident, a tarp was raised over the bleachers and rain was beginning to fall heavily at this time. About 26 minutes after the stabbing took place, emergency medical services left and were replaced with people believed to be law enforcement setting up a crime scene. The surveillance footage viewed by WFAA is expected to be a key piece of evidence for the grand jury, which will decide by late June whether Anthony's murder charge should be upheld. Anthony (pictured) was released from jail on a $250,000 bond. Now his family has raised over $535,000 for his legal defense and a safe home for him amid death threats they say they've received Anthony's attorney, Mike Howard, confirmed to WFAA that he's seen this video, but neither the victim's family or the suspect's family have disclosed whether they've seen it. Metcalf and Anthony were two track athletes from opposing schools, and they both attended the April 2 sporting event. Witnesses told police that Anthony for some reason migrated over to the Memorial High School pop-up tent, according to an arrest affidavit. When he was told to leave by Metcalf, that's when things went bad. Anthony unzipped his bag and reached in, telling Metcalf: 'Touch me and see what happens,' a witness told police. The affidavit says Metcalf then 'grabbed Anthony to tell him to move and Anthony pulled out... a black knife and stabbed Austin once in the chest.' Anthony is accused of fleeing the scene and tossing the knife into the bleachers. He was arrested shortly after. Responding officers said Anthony told them he was 'protecting myself' and that Metcalf had 'put his hands on me.' Anthony also told officers, 'I'm not the alleged, I did it,' according to the affidavit. Anthony is under house arrest and is currently wearing an ankle monitor as he awaits the next developments in the case against him. The horrific killing at the track meet has divided the community and nation at large, with Anthony's family claiming they have been left too afraid to leave their home over racist attacks. Meanwhile, others are outraged that Anthony's family has been able to raise upwards of $535,000 on crowd-funding site GiveSendGo to support his legal defense.
Yahoo
03-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
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Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Yahoo
Suspected Austin Metcalf killer allowed to graduate from high school despite murder charge: report
The teenager suspected of killing high school track star Austin Metcalf will be allowed to graduate from his Frisco, Texas, high school despite being charged with first-degree murder, according to a report. Karmelo Anthony will graduate from Centennial High School, part of the Frisco Independent School District, according to WFAA. Students from that high school are set to graduate on May 22. Anthony will not be part of the graduation ceremony, according to the report. "We are proud to share that Karmelo Anthony will graduate and receive his high school diploma, and that his academic achievements will not be disrupted," Next Generation Action Network (NGAN) President Dominique Alexander, a spokesman for Anthony's family, reportedly said. "NGAN has worked diligently alongside the Anthony family's legal team to bring about this fair and student-focused resolution," he said. "This is a moment of dignity for Karmelo and a reminder of the power of advocacy done right." Suspect In Austin Metcalf Killing Moved To 'Undisclosed Location' For Protection: Family Spokesman Read On The Fox News App Frisco ISD Superintendent Mike Waldrip addressed what he said were false rumors that Anthony would be able to attend the graduation ceremony. "Frisco ISD has learned that misinformation is being shared regarding Centennial High School's graduation via several media outlets and perpetuated through social media," he told WFAA. "It is disheartening that the incredible accomplishments and achievements of our Centennial seniors may be dampened by needless fearmongering, attention-seeking and media vitriol. Our students, staff and community deserve better. "I want to be clear. No student who commits a serious criminal offense (Title V felony) is permitted to participate in the graduation ceremony. Additionally, anyone who trespasses on Frisco ISD property or at a District event will be subject to immediate removal and possible arrest by law enforcement," he said, adding that the school district does not condone violence. "We work to ensure every student is safe to learn and feels part of our culture of respect, honor and integrity," he said. "Let's come together as a community to honor and support our students and staff. This moment is about their success, and they deserve our full attention and encouragement. Congratulations to the Centennial Class of 2025!" Anthony, now 18, is accused of stabbing and killing Metcalf over a dispute regarding Anthony's presence in the Memorial High School tent at the April 2 track meet. Accused Austin Metcalf Killer Won't Face Death Penalty Or Life Without Parole: Da He and his supporters claim that he acted in self-defense, and that Metcalf pushed him out of the tent. That claim is tenuous, according to Julie Rendelman, a former homicide prosecutor from New York who now runs a private criminal defense firm. "If the evidence is what it is right now, I think he's going to have an uphill battle claiming self-defense," she previously told Fox News Digital. "If the scenario is… that the victim told [Anthony] to leave, and then in some way physically touched him without more, then I'm not comfortable – I don't believe that a self-defense claim will work." Meanwhile, Alexander has compared Anthony to figures like Kyle Rittenhouse and Daniel Penny, who have won self-defense cases in criminal court. "Nobody in the public media has one video, but we got the video of Kyle Rittenhouse with an AK-47 shooting three people in the back," he said in a chaotic April 17 news conference before which Jeff Metcalf, Austin's father, was escorted off the property. "We got that, and he raised more than $2 million publicly, and nobody said anything about that." Texas Track Meet Stabbing Suspect Told Responding Officer He 'Did It': Docs He also called Anthony's detractors bigots, in what has become a racially charged public discussion. "Because these racist bigots try to prevent us from standing up for our baby, our boy, he should be afforded the same rights that Kyle Rittenhouse had, Daniel Penny and all the people who have claimed whatever their defense was. He should be afforded the same right," Alexander said. "What [Jeff Metcalf] has felled [sic] into is the political operatives that want to make this thing a political thing of hate and yet bigotry and yet racism," he said of Austin's father. "We have conservative operatives that have been posting nonstop about this case." NGAN and Frisco ISD declined to comment. Anthony's attorney, Mike Howard, did not return a comment request. Jeff Metcalf did not return a comment article source: Suspected Austin Metcalf killer allowed to graduate from high school despite murder charge: report
