Black teenager who stabbed a White teenager sees $1 million bond reduced to $250,000
Karmelo Anthony was charged for the fatal stabbing of a fellow 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a school track meet. Anthony was sent to jail awaiting the court process to play out while a crowdfunding campaign for him climbed above $400,000. At a recent hearing, the judge lowered the bond from $1 million to $250,000. Once this bond is posted, Anthony will be confined to his parent’s home.
From 5 NBC DFW:
Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis said after Monday’s hearing that his office will receive the case once the Frisco police finish their investigation. After that, Willis said his office will present the case to a Collin County grand jury.
“This is a terrible tragedy for our entire, not just Frisco, but the Collin County community. One family has suffered a permanent loss. It’s the most unnatural thing for a parent to lose their child. It’s permanent. It’s profound. It’s certainly premature. It’s the hardest thing that I think a human being can go through is losing a child,” Willis said. “The Anthony family has had a different kind of loss, but a loss nonetheless.”
According to witnesses, an argument began when Metcalf, a Memorial High School junior, told Anthony, a Centennial High School student, to move from underneath Memorial’s pop-up tent used during a downpour. When he was told to leave, Anthony immediately opened his bag, reached in, and said to the victim, “touch me and see what happens,” according to a witness. When Metcalf pushed Anthony, a witness said Anthony unexpectedly pulled a black knife from the bag, stabbed Metcalf in the chest and ran away.
According to a police officer, Anthony admitted to stabbing Metcalf and claimed self-defense. When an officer referred to Anthony as the alleged suspect, he reportedly responded, “I’m not alleged, I did it” and asked whether the stabbing could be considered self-defense and if Metcalf was OK.
Additional Reading:
Guerrero, M., & Collins, L., & Heinz, F. (2025, April 14). $1 million bond lowered for teen suspect in fatal Frisco track meet stabbing. 5 NBC DFW. Link.
Almost like someone wants to provoke racial tensions
And absolutely no one should take the stupid bait.
Yet, here we are.
The news has said Metcalf’s dad has forgiven Anthony. Ole Karmelo was trying to be a smart ass and sit under the opposing teams popup. He was provoking a confrontation and came armed while looking for one. This should be made a premeditated murder case. It did not matter who he was gonna make leak, he just new someone was, almost sounds like he was proud of it by mouthing off to the cops.
Hood rats gonna hood rat..
But he did make it to high school, so there’s that. Maybe he really was going to go to community college.
High school? He’s thirty two years old! I guesstimate.
I carry just just about everywhere I roam. You may think it cowardly but I’ll retreat as long as I have the ability to safely do so and those with me. If I sense trouble a brewing, I’m gone. I don’t wanna hurt a living soul. What that young athlete did seems to be murder to me. I need more facts.
Yup. Looks to me like he had everything planned but the victim.
It’s California. He will be found innocent, by self defense. Then sue for unlawful arrest and get $10,000,000.00 and an apology.
In any Red state it would be premeditated murder and life in prison or the death penalty.
It is not Commiefornia. It happened in Texas in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. So, he will be tried in a red state. But he has already raised $400K for his defense, so his smarmy lawer will get paid.
Got it. Don’t know why I thought it was in the foreign state of California. Texas his ass is cooked.
If it were a white guy, he’d get the gas chamber there (especially if he voted for Trump).
Perfect opportunity for the father to kit up and bring justice to the perv.
The perv? Did I miss something?
The so-called argument consisted of the white student telling the black student from another school he was in the wrong tent, which was clearly marked as for the white students’ track team. The defendant said words to the effect he wasn’t moving to his school’s team’s tent. Then said if you touch me “see what happens.” Whereupon, he reached into his bag, pulled the knife and stabbed the white student in the chest piercing his heart. Anyway, that is what I read. That situation is not self-defense, even if the white student touched him to escort him out of their tent. IMHO, he is guilty of murder, first or second, depending on his state of mind when asked to leave the tent.
Or pre-meditated. Why did he bring a blade? Looks to me like he was baiting.
Unless he was competing in the meet, why wouldn’t he have a knife on him?
It definitely sounds like he saw it more as a weapon than a tool, but just having a knife should not suggest ill intent.
And people wonder why I fear for my kids in public schools. Administration is all too often nuts. (Hey y’all, trying to be back online a bit now that my kids are, indeed, in school. Still have my mosins, still hoping I won’t need ’em.)
Welcome home, farmgirl…you have been missed…and talked about (in a good way not a pervy way
). We look forward to hearing more from you. You will need your mosins…eventually if not sooner. We may have won a battle back in November but the war against Patriots is still ongoing. Prepare!
OK, I’ve been following, and doing deep dives, on this story for several days since it broke. rgr769 has given the best, quick synopsis of the case in his comments. Other blog/news sites are covering a good bit of “the rest of the story”. Many of the details going “poof” as soon as they’re posted. This “kid” was not even a participant in the competition, according to some reports, and had a juvie record already, including possession and threats made with a knife. He had also been caught trying to steal belongings from other track meet tents and one working theory is he was casing this tent for some nefarious activities. The murdered young man had simply asked the murderer why he was there and he needed to leave. “Fighting words” and a shove later the victim found himself stabbed in the chest and the murderer was beating feet. Multiple witnesses to the facts as what happened. Dood went there looking to make trouble and he succeeded. Since the murderer is under 18 yo, under Texas law, he CANNOT receive either the death penalty OR a life prison sentence. He will get a show trial, a minimum sentence, and be on the streets, with street cred for killing “Whitey” before you know it. Watch and wait. I almost threw up when I watched the video of dead dude’s dad make excuses for this POS and offer “forgiveness” to him. Full disclosure…if some SOB did this to my family member, I would be the un-mysterious ways of wonders to behold. Neither a life in prison or death penalty threat would sway me from my appointed destiny. I’m sure that 99.69% of y’all would do the same.
No death penalty or life. Why bother with a trial? No Justice…very disappointing.
The Ultimate Judge of All Transgressions will judge him…soon…one way or the other. The state will not deliver true justice but I’m sure he will show up on a Feel Good Story as a DRT…at the hands of his own kind. They do that, you know.
The sooner the better! I can’t believe I wrote that. But our children’s lives are hanging in the balance. Too many bleeding hearts.for thugs like this one.
Ha! Thanks, I’ve been neck deep (and above) in parenthood (and other joys and challenges). We’re fortunate in where we chose to put down our roots but it’s still best to be prepared.
Reminds me why I was so glad to move out of an urbanized environment though. In the span of a few years it’d gone from ‘blue collar working people environment’ to ‘cops won’t go there without backup if at all’.
Teach the children well…so that they know the answers….
I’m not a knife guy, but I still have not heard what he had. To pierce his chest/heart and kill him in moments, I’m thinking a bowie, k-bar, or am I way off?
Wouldn’t need to be much.. 4 inch blade would be plenty to hit the heart.
RIP to the kid that was murdered.. sad his dad doesn’t feel the need to stand up for him.
Wait what?
Is the father a Democrat?
Gotta be a dem.
Especially considering these are lean teens. 4″ may not be enough for some of us
Black privilege, courtesy of “woke” Leftist *ssholes with an agenda.
Carrying a knife to a track meet, WTF? The little goblin was looking to start something and committed murder.
Sounds accurate: photos already making the rounds of Karmelo being the good honor student while pics of Metcalf being circulated of flipping the bird. Somehow that will be spun to him being a MAGAt or raycis…..
If flipping the bird at a camera in high school is a crime, I shoulda been doing life. There’s even a classic photo in my 1979 yearbook, 40 students in the band, at least 30 are flipping a subtle bird. Criminals, all of us!
The ole ‘ Hawaiian Good Luck ‘ sign
He gets shoved, so he stabs the kid.
That is not even CLOSE to a self defense argument.
When you get shoved, you may respond with EQUAL force, no more than that.
That’s the law, not what you want it to be.
Angry Cop on you tube did a great breakdown of the situation using the Police reports and witness statements contained within the reports. Well worth the time to watch, even if he is being theatrical in the explanation.
Link?
I’m trying…. hold on
https://youtu.be/PYylTgABUYk?si=eREcT2WcUrNv-fR7
Without justice from the state, sounds like The People need to step up and take justice into their own hands.
I wouldn’t be surprised to read (here on TAH, natch) that Mr Anthony was stabbed/shot/run over/made deceased (pining for the fjords, joined the choir invisible) on some oh-dark-moonless night, and nobody saw nuttin’.
Before it goes…”POOF”…
Here’s a photo of the judge…
Hmmmm, maybe another DEI token whooshed through college and law school because of her skin color? Yeah, call me “racist’ for saying that, but, …
Suprise, Suprise, Suprise!!!
Anyone shocked or surprised by this turn of events, raise your hand.
Looks like self defense now. District Attorney should drop all charges. Race card trumps white kid being murder.
I just read a report that said Karmelo’s family took the $450K that was raised in the funds for his defense and spent it on a new home that cost over $800K. Also, the report says someone other than the family paid the premium for the bail bond. Many internet posters are claiming Karmelo is innocent just like Kyle Rittenhouse. They fail to recognize that there were about a dozen people chasing Kyle and several of them were trying to kill him. I haven’t seen anything to indicate Metcalf did anything other than ask him to leave or perhaps shove him when he refused to leave.
True. They’re renting it over $3,200 a month, and have bought status vehicles (Mercedes, whatever) – reportedly all with high mileage.
Neighbors close by have said there has been a steady stream of Amazon and other deliveries, so that’s nice.
His legal defense will be funded by some other means
Collin County, Texas needs to wake the fuck up.
Quick dive on Frisco TX, shows that was the least expensive house in the hood. Average other homes for sale was north of $1.75 million. City’s Caucasian population in ’00 was 81%+. Blaque was 3.5%. In ’20 that was 48% & 7.8%. Asian jumped from 3%+- to over 9%. Same with hispanic. As of today, there were 7 homes for sale in that hood. Wonder how many will be for sale within a week? 560 acre+- subdivision with nearly 1700 homes. Hmmm