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<\/p>\nMCKINNEY, Texas – Karmelo Anthony has been found guilty of murder in connection with the stabbing death of Austin Metcalf during a track meet last year.<\/p>\n
The 12-person Collin County jury began deliberating late Tuesday morning after defense attorneys and prosecutors delivered closing arguments.<\/p>\n
Anthony was charged after the April 2, 2025, death of 17-year-old Metcalf at a stadium in the Dallas suburb of Frisco.<\/p>\n
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The defense rested its case Monday without calling Anthony to the witness stand.<\/p>\n
During closing arguments Tuesday, Collin County District Attorney Bill Wirskye argued that Anthony provoked the confrontation, brought a hidden knife to the track meet, and launched an unjustified “sneak attack” on an unarmed victim.<\/p>\n
“You don’t get to meet a shove with a stab, especially if you provoke the shove,”\u00a0Wirskye told jurors.<\/p>\n
Defense attorney Mike Howard countered that Anthony, who was 17 at the time, acted out of a “split second of fear and chaos” after being confronted and pushed by the much larger Metcalf inside a crowded team tent where Anthony was sitting. Howard maintained that the stabbing was an act of self-defense.<\/p>\n
Jury to decide punishment <\/p>\n
Anthony faces between five and 99 years or life in prison.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The punishment phase of the trial began within minutes of the verdict being read. Anthony’s mother was the only witness called, and she asked for mercy for her son.<\/p>\n
The court has recessed before the jury begins deliberating the Anthony’s punishment.<\/p>\n
This is a developing story. Refresh this page for updates.<\/p>\n
The Source: Information in this story came from KDFW and previous FOX Local reporting.<\/p>\n
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