Texas teen Karmelo Anthony sentenced to 35 years for killing fellow student at track meet
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Key Points:
- A Texas teenager, Karmelo Anthony, was found guilty by a jury for fatally stabbing fellow student Austin Metcalf at a high school athletics event in April 2025.
- The trial, which highlighted issues of self-defence and school safety, drew national attention and was racially polarising, as both individuals were 17 at the time.
- Prosecutors argued Anthony threatened Metcalf before the stabbing, while the defence claimed Anthony acted in self-defence; the jury convicted Anthony in under three hours.
- Key testimonies included those from eyewitnesses and Collin County's Chief Medical Examiner, who detailed the fatal nature of Metcalf's chest wound.
- The civil rights group Next Generation Action Network criticized the jury composition, noting the absence of any black jurors in the trial.