Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://mypepack.gophersport.com/video/?vid=2AcEjYd60gf Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Karmelo Anthony found guilty of first-degree murder in stabbing death of Austin Metcalf [zsFNmG2w2oY] Health Updated on August 09, 2026 EDT — Published on August 09, 2026 EDT A Texas teenager who fatally stabbed a 17-year-old track athlete from a rival team during a meet was convicted of murder Tuesday in a trial that drew national attention far beyond the booming Dallas suburb where the two students attended different high schools. A jury rejected Karmelo Anthony’s claims of self-defense during a confrontation with Austin Metcalf in the stadium’s bleachers last year. Anthony, now 19, didn’t testify. Most who did were students who described a heated exchange over him refusing to leave a tent belonging to Metcalf’s team during a rainy competition. Anthony faces up to life in prison upon sentencing. #KarmeloAnthony #KarmeloAnthonyTrial #KarmeloAnthonyGuilty Qw3UVx3G3Y3 MefrQMaRfJi lhyEHF061rT betDMN3fRWT vv76Fl9VLkR pUdoU31m7AE
A Texas teenager who fatally stabbed a 17-year-old track athlete from a rival team during a meet was convicted of murder Tuesday in a trial that drew national attention far beyond the booming Dallas suburb where the two students attended different high schools. A jury rejected Karmelo Anthony’s claims of self-defense during a confrontation with Austin Metcalf in the stadium’s bleachers last year. Anthony, now 19, didn’t testify. Most who did were students who described a heated exchange over him refusing to leave a tent belonging to Metcalf’s team during a rainy competition. Anthony faces up to life in prison upon sentencing. #KarmeloAnthony #KarmeloAnthonyTrial #KarmeloAnthonyGuilty Qw3UVx3G3Y3 MefrQMaRfJi lhyEHF061rT betDMN3fRWT vv76Fl9VLkR pUdoU31m7AE