Karmelo Anthony, the Texas student athlete who was charged with stabbing a football star from a rival high school to death \u2014 and then raised $600,000 in donations, is set to face trial this week.<\/p>\n
The killing of Austin Metcalf \u2014 who died in his twin brother\u2019s arms in Frisco, Texas<\/a>, at a track meet in April 2025 \u2014 sparked an outpouring of grief.<\/p>\n Karmelo Anthony goes on trial in the case accusing him of fatally stabbing Austin Metcalf this week. FOX 4 NEWS<\/p>\n But what came next turned the case into a national sensation. The suspect, Anthony, retained a big-name Dallas lawyer, and the family started raising money from donation site GiveSendGo.<\/p>\n A family spokesman said last year that the money would go to \u201cStand with us in the fight against white supremacy.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n The case kicked off a major racial fracas online \u2014 with donations pouring in to defend Anthony, who is black. <\/p>\n Donations to Anthony\u2019s legal defense fund have continued to flourish \u2014 with more than 70 contributions over the last few days before the trial.<\/p>\n His family said the money would be used for relocation and living expenses, as well as legal defense. <\/p>\n Anthony, 19, and also a high school football player, was later released on $250,000 bail, and his family moved into a $900,000 mansion in a gated community<\/a>.<\/p>\n Jury selection is slated to get underway Monday morning in the case accusing Anthony of killing Metcalf <\/a>after the pair got into a dispute over seating at a high school track and field competition in Frisco on April 2, 2025.<\/p>\n Karmelo Anthony is accused of killing Metcalf after getting into a dispute over a seat at a high school track and field event in Frisco, Texas. Frisco Police Department<\/p>\n Anthony\u2019s lawyers have said he acted in self-defense, and said they will explain why he had a knife on school grounds at the time.<\/p>\n