This June 10, a jury in Collin, Texas, sentenced Karmelo Anthony, a 19-year-old young man accused of murder, to 35 years in prison. the death of Austin Metcalf during a sports tournament in a Dallas suburb.
Anthony allegedly stabbed Metcalf during an incident that occurred in April 2025, and the jury rejected the arguments of the young man’s defense, which He claimed that he acted in self-defense.
The jurors also rejected another argument by Anthony’s defense, according to which the crime was the product of a “sudden passion”, and supported the accusations of the prosecutor’s office, which described the event as a “surprise attack”.
The incident occurred, according to witnesses, when Anthony sat under a tent that belonged to the Memorial High School track team, due to the rain.
At that moment, Metcalf reportedly asked Anthony to leave the tent and, when he refused, witnesses indicate that he began to show an “aggressive attitude”, which caused an argument between the two young people.
In the middle of the argument, Metcalf would have mocked Anthony, which caused the young man to reach into his backpack and threaten Metcalf.
“Touch me and see what happens“, would have been the warning that Anthony gave to Metcalf.
Witnesses say Metcalf ignored the warning and pushed Anthony, causing the young man to pull out. a knife from his backpack and stabbed the other young man in the chest.
According to Telemundo, one of the witnesses indicated that Anthony, after stabbing Metcalf, felt “emotionally destroyed” and He said he was just warning her to leave him alone.
This case generated great impact and some people even indicated that it had racial connotations, because Anthony is black and Metcalf is white.
However, the jury in the case, as well as the defense attorneysreiterated that the situation had no relation to racial aspects.