Teen Charged in Fatal Track Meet Stabbing

A Texas teenager, Karmelo Anthony, faces life in prison after allegedly stabbing fellow student Austin Metcalf during a high school track meet last April. The 19-year-old didn’t testify, and the defense argues it was self-defense after Metcalf allegedly pushed him. Witnesses describe a tense confrontation under a track team tent, with some saying Anthony started it. Prosecutors claim it was an unprovoked attack. The trial hinges on teenage eyewitnesses’ accounts and the charged moment’s chaotic atmosphere. While social media initially framed the case along racial lines — Anthony is Black, Metcalf is white — both Metcalf’s father and prosecutors insist race played no role. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/1f04b95baaafcec0