Karmelo Anthony indicted in Frisco track meet stabbing death of Austin Metcalf, officials say - How long before Austins father calls for his sons murderer to be pardoned?

Karmelo Anthony indicted in Frisco track meet stabbing death of Austin Metcalf, officials say​

Karmelo Anthony, the Frisco teen charged with murder for an April track meet stabbing, was indicted on a murder charge.

Credit: WFAA

Austin Metcalf (left) was fatally stabbed at a Frisco track meet, and Karmelo Anthony (right) was charged with murder in connection with the case.

Author: Rachel Behrndt

Published: 1:59 PM CDT June 24, 2025

Updated: 2:47 PM CDT June 24, 2025



FRISCO, Texas — Karmelo Anthony, the teen accused of fatally stabbing another teen, Austin Metcalf, at a Frisco track meet, has been indicted on a murder charge, officials said.

A grand jury indicted Anthony on Tuesday, according to the Collin County District Attorney's Office. A murder charge is punishable by 5-99 years or life in prison.



Anthony, a 17-year-old former student of Frisco Centennial High School, was arrested and charged with murder in the fatal stabbing of Frisco Memorial High School student athlete Austin Metcalf in April at a track meet in Frisco ISD's Kuykendall Stadium. He was released from jail later that month after his bond was reduced from $1 million to $250,000.

Anthony has claimed self defense in the case, which garnered national attention, heightening racial tensions and raising security concerns among everyone connected to the case, including both families and Judge Angela Tucker, who is presiding over the case.

"We know this case has struck a deep nerve — here in Collin County and beyond," Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis said in a statement Tuesday. "That’s understandable. When something like this happens at a school event, it shakes people to the core. 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."

Anthony's attorney, Mike Howard, called Tuesday's indictment "an expected and routine step in the legal process."

"Karmelo and his family are confident in the justice system and the people of Collin County to be fair and impartial," Howard said. "Of course, Karmelo looks forward to his day in court. It's only in a trial that a jury will hear the full story, one that includes critical facts and context that the grand jury simply didn't get to hear."

Howard again raised Anthony's self defense claim in his statement Tuesday.

"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. "Self defense is a fundamental right guaranteed every American."



Metcalf's father, Jeff Metcalf, told WFAA in a statement that he's "pleased that we are moving forward."

“With the first degree murder indictment, it now goes into the court system," Jeff Metcalf said. "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.“

Under his bond conditions, Anthony is required to wear an ankle monitor and ask permission to leave his home. If Anthony violates any conditions of his bond, he will have to return to jail. He graduated and received his high school diploma in May, but did not attend the ceremony, WFAA previously reported.

Anthony allegedly confessed to the stabbing immediately after he was arrested, claiming he was defending himself from Metcalf, officials said, as WFAA previously reported.

A witness reportedly told police that Metcalf told Anthony he had to move out from under the Memorial High School tent. Anthony responded by opening his bag and reaching inside, WFAA previously reported.

"Touch me and see what happens," Anthony told Metcalf, according to a witness.

Metcalf reportedly then touched Anthony, the witness told a responding officer, and Anthony told Metcalf to punch him and see what would happen. Soon afterward, the witness said, Metcalf reportedly grabbed Anthony to tell him to move. At which point, the affidavit continues, Anthony reportedly pulled out what the witness recalled as a black knife and stabbed Metcalf once in the chest before running away.

The deep tension sparked by the incident has raised concerns that the case may be tried outside of Collin County. Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis told WFAA that the judge will make that decision at the time of trial.

 

[Taser Confetti]

I know someone has probably brought this up already, but the whole "no black juror" line is an early attempt to discredit the eventual guilty conviction. So fucking tiresome.

If there were a black juror they’d simply call them a coon or Uncle Tom. Blacks are a race of 80IQ narcissists and any attempt to debate with them is a waste of time.

 

[holyhandgrenade]

Won't work. The jury was impaneled by a black judge. They would need to argue that the black judge was also a race traitor who allowed the state to illegally strike all possible black jurors.

pretty sure John Roach is white.

can't see him in this pic though with the camo robes

 

[Jace on ice]

The defense is really out here asking if Metcalf ran into the knife

"He tripped and fell onto the knife trust us bro." ~ 500 an hour lawyers.

 

[Mourning_Cloak]

Them not having a single black juror (how is this even possible?) has opened up a massive door for endless appeals after he (hopefully) gets convicted and thrown in the slammer. So just buckle up guys.

The “single moms” meme is a giant fucking cope. White and Latinos have very high rates of single motherhood and nowhere near the same crime rate.

Lots of people won't want to hear this but unironically I think most of the blaming single mothers for the downfall of society is 1. a mixture of desperation for a scapegoat and 2. genuine misogyny. And obviously I'm not someone that wants to throw that M word around.

It's much easier to do this than to accept that it's a combination of factors, many of which are very complex, that has led to where we are now.

People often want to blame shitty childhoods (in general) for why people turn into criminals. This is 100% part of it, sure, but how can you explain people who had shitty childhoods that grew up to be normal, stable adults? How do you explain people who had decent or good upbringings but grew up to be scumbags?

And it's not like the problems that can arise from single motherhood are magically nonexistent if a child is raised by a single father.

There's no single root cause for "this" but our brains have great difficulty accepting that.

 

[holyhandgrenade]

They took a brief recess after the prosecution rested Defense begins their case with Adam Linwood a football and track coach at Centennial High School in Frisco where Anthony attended
*any typos are not my own I am copying and pasting from the news websites*

Spoiler: Saturday 06/06/26 Adam Linwood Testimony

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When trial resumed shortly after 3 p.m., the defense called their first witness, Adam Linwood. He is the football and track coach at Centennial High School
Linwood told the jury that he has worked at Centennial for eight years. He was an assistant track coach before being hired as the head track coach. He also coaches running backs on the football team.


Defense attorney Mike Howard asked Linwood to describe track culture. Linwood said it was a "player-led sport" and described it as "organized chaos."


"Are you aware of a policy, at that time, of players not being allowed or expected not to go into other teams' areas?" Howard asked, regarding tent culture at track meets. Linwood said he was not. He said he had seen students go into other teams' tents before because track meets are social, and students are also there to make friends. He said students would mingle in the downtime between events.


Linwood testified that going into another team's tent is not something that students would be "kicked out" for, and that he was not aware that other schools had a policy about going into other teams' tents.


He explained that since the stabbing, Centennial's policy has changed, and students must now stay with their teams.

A picture was shown in court showing Karmelo Anthony as co-captain of the football team in 2024. Linwood explained that when Karmelo suffered a shoulder injury during the season and had his arm in a sling, he still showed up to practices and games.

Howard asked Linwood about the day of the stabbing, specifically regarding Centennial's tent. Linwood said they did not take many kids to the meet, so they didn't have the manpower to put up both tents.

Linwood said Karmelo's events were early enough in the morning that it made sense for him to be at the meet.


On cross-examination, prosecutor Bill Wirskye asked Linwood why Centennial did not have a tent at the meet on April 2, 2025. Linwood said they did, but that it was on the bus behind them. He said the bus did not get there in time to put up the tent.


Linwood testified that he was outside the stadium at the time of the murder, and acknowledged that there was a "no weapons policy" at track meets. Linwood agreed that there was a "zero tolerance" policy regarding weapons.


"I assume it was shocking to know that one of your athletes stabbed someone in the chest," Wirskye said.


"Yes, sir," Linwood said.

Linwood testified that Karmelo should have been on the field warming up during the April 2 track meet.
and agreed that he should not have been on the bleachers.


"What happened that day shouldn't have happened; that should have happened, right?" Wirskye said.


"Right," Linwood said.


Wirskye showed Linwood the knife used in the stabbing and asked Linwood if it was a cleat sharpener. Linwood replied that it was not.

On redirect, Howard clarified that the defense did not "force" Linwood to be there. Linwood agreed that they did not. Howard also asked if Linwood knew Coach Starr at Frisco Memorial, and Linwood agreed that he did not.


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The first witness for the defense was Adam Linwood, the football and track coach at Centennial High School. Anthony was one of his student athletes.


Defense attorney Mike Howard asked him if he was aware of any policy or expectation that prohibits students from sitting under other team tents. He said no and testified that his athletes do mingle with their friends from other schools during their downtime. He called the track culture "organized chaos" and said coaches are often pulled in different directions.


He told jurors he wouldn't kick another school's student out of his tent. He also acknowledged that other coaches may feel differently, and said since the stabbing, Centennial now has a policy that students need to stay under their own tent.

Linwood talked about Anthony earning the 2024 "Team Captain Award" after a vote by fellow players.

Under cross-examination, Linwood said he hasn't spoken to Anthony since the stabbing.


"Is there any reason why someone should have a knife at a track meet?" prosecutors asked him.


"No, sir," the coach replied.

the defense is trying to do the "there wasn't an official policy against him being there" thing. Not gonna work. He said other coaches would probably kick kids out of their tents even though he wouldn't and now centennial has a policy of staying in your own area. lol he got injured and still showed up much sympathy. He's answering the tent question, they hadn't set their tent up yet. He admits on cross that there is a zero tolerance policy for weapons. Still an abysmal witness for the defense. Cleat sharpener cope blown the fuck out in real time.

 

[Irregardless]

I think it's a very thin possibility. Nigger fatigue is very real. Decent people of all races, including other blacks, are fed up with the ooking, eeking, violence, laziness, entitlement, and victimhood. Five years ago you would have had all kinds of people on Karamello's side standing outside the court to show their support? Now? It's just other trashy Basketball-Americans there showing the world that stereotypes exist for a reason and are perfectly legitimate. Niggers acting like niggers and Pajeets acting like Pajeets are opening the door to an all-new era of racial awareness in decent people.

If we lived in a rational world, I'd 100% agree, but for whatever reason basically every aspect of society is built around ensuring mass racial awareness never becomes a thing.

The rot is too deep, and every time anybody actually starts doing things that negatively effect societal parasites, normal people who don't generally think about these things get spooked by the video of a welfare queen crying about "Not being able to feed her family" as the EBT card denies a pack of cookies.

The reality is, and I say this in the least racist and violent way possible, there are far too few videos of black 13 y/o's getting baseball bats cracked against their heads, and way too many videos of black 13 y/o's getting violent over anybody trying to stop them from committing any crime ever.

 

[holyhandgrenade]

I'm really surprised the prosecution didn't call Hunter Metcalf, the defense still might though.

 

[Jack Garland]

Suffah nigger, suffah bish.

 

[MichaelFrenchhasAutism]

I'm surprised Hunter hasn't been called yet. The defense wanted to paint him as an aggressor, so maybe they'll call him if they feel desperate enough?

 

[SITHRAK!]

The witness explained that since it wasn't raining anymore, the Memorial students told him to leave.

And there goes Karmelo’s last sympathy ploy, the ‘angry white racists tried to force this poor little black kid out into the rain’.

Saddest part about this is that unless he gets the death penalty the punishment isn't going to be enough. Nigger's run prison and always look out for one another.

Apparently Karmelo had several photos on social media of him waving around airsoft guns and flashing gang signs (privileged middle-class wannabe gangsters being a special kind of fucking retarded).

Representatives of said organizations within the prisons are allegedly quite keen to open a dialogue with him about the fentanyl-American equivalent of ‘stolen valor’. Some guy on YouTube who did 20+ years inside discussed this, the video’s somewhere earlier in the thread.

I am absolutely sure that Karmelo, on the inside, is going to learn how to suck dick in short order.

What an absolute fucking disaster for the defense. Activist juror is their only hope.

@FILTH Tourist and ‘jury nullification isn’t a thing’ on suicide watch. If Karmelo doesn’t get unanimously found guilty, someone’s going to have egg on their face.

 

[Taser Confetti]

Representatives of said organizations within the prisons are allegedly quite keen to open a dialogue with him about the fentanyl-American equivalent of ‘stolen valor’. Some guy on YouTube who did 20+ years inside discussed this, the video’s somewhere earlier in the thread.

I am absolutely sure that Karmelo, on the inside, is going to learn how to suck dick in short order.

If his family hadn’t blown all of his fundraising money on typical nigger shit he’d be able to buy protection on the inside and live a relatively comfortable existence.

 

[vanta pilled]

Representatives of said organizations within the prisons are allegedly quite keen to open a dialogue with him about the fentanyl-American equivalent of ‘stolen valor’. Some guy on YouTube who did 20+ years inside discussed this, the video’s somewhere earlier in the thread.

I am absolutely sure that Karmelo, on the inside, is going to learn how to suck dick in short order.

Once prisoners hear how much GFM money he got, he would make an easy mark for prisoners to ask him for "protection" money.

 

[Snack Cracker]

I'm really surprised the prosecution didn't call Hunter Metcalf, the defense still might though.

That would be the absolute worst thing the defense could do.

The testimony of Austin’s twin, life long best friend, team mate, would absolutely destroy whatever narrative they’re trying to build.

There’s been some emotional testimony already, but there’s no way the jury could remain unemotional hearing what Hunter would say about helplessly seeing Austin die right in front of him.

 

[Balr0g]

If he gets the slammer it would be so funny to send him into a prison full of hispanics and whites. Imagine him acting all niggery there only to become the prison bitch.

Or are there perhaps prisons for young adults? You know a kind of "speciality prison" to protect the young offenders from real grown up inmates?

 

[holyhandgrenade]

That would be the absolute worst thing the defense could do.

The testimony of Austin’s twin, life long best friend, team mate, would absolutely destroy whatever narrative they’re trying to build.

There’s been some emotional testimony already, but there’s no way the jury could remain unemotional hearing what Hunter would say about helplessly seeing Austin die right in front of him.

I can see the prosecution not wanting to put him through that when they had like 10 other people who witnessed it. Respectful move from them if so.

 

[Taser Confetti]

Once prisoners hear how much GFM money he got, he would make an easy mark for prisoners to ask him for "protection" money.

It’s all gone dude. They bought a new house and a Cadillac.

 

[Gandhi's Left Hook]

Won't work. The jury was impaneled by a black judge. They would need to argue that the black judge was also a race traitor who allowed the state to illegally strike all possible black jurors.

Not even remotely out of the relm of possibility that they claim this. Any black person who doesn't act like a nigger is emmediately a race traitor.

 

[Jace on ice]

If his family hadn’t blown all of his fundraising money on typical nigger shit he’d be able to buy protection on the inside and live a relatively comfortable existence.

Nah, once convicted I'd be very surprised if his parents visited him even once or put anything in his commissary account.

If you've ever met a nigger you'd know they are shockingly devoid of any and all paternal or maternal instincts.

They got to live like Kangz for a year off his Gofundme money and once he goes to prison he's useless to them.

They might pick up his ashes after he's shanked and by might I mean around a 2% chance if someone donates bus fare to get to the prison.

 

[Taser Confetti]

If he gets the slammer it would be so funny to send him into a prison full of hispanics and whites. Imagine him acting all niggery there only to become the prison bitch.

Or are there perhaps prisons for young adults? You know a kind of "speciality prison" to protect the young offenders from real grown up inmates?

Races police their own. The blacks will find him to be an uninteresting soft kid from the suburbs. If his groid family can keep money on his books for protection he’ll be okay (they better never miss a payment).

Nope. Texas prisons will send your ass to big boy prison on your 17th birthday.

 

[Gandhi's Left Hook]

People often want to blame shitty childhoods (in general) for why people turn into criminals. This is 100% part of it, sure, but how can you explain people who had shitty childhoods that grew up to be normal, stable adults? How do you explain people who had decent or good upbringings but grew up to be scumbags?

People decide who they will be in the end. Having a shitty childhood just makes it harder to see that being a good person is possible. Often the stories told by people who survive it involve some outside figure who showed them a path different than their parents.