Karmelo Anthony, 19, was sentenced to 35 years in prison after a Collin County jury convicted him of murdering Austin Metcalf at a 2025 Frisco track meet. The defense argued self-defense and sudden passion, but jurors rejected the reduced-punishment claim.
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Witnesses testified that Karmelo Anthony told Austin Metcalf “touch me and find out” before the fatal stabbing at a Frisco, Texas, track meet. Defense lawyers argued Anthony acted in fear after Metcalf, who was larger, pushed him.
A 17-year-old boy from Chesapeake, Virginia, died on Saturday after being trapped under a collapsing dune at the Cape Hatteras National Seashore in Frisco, North Carolina. Seashore law enforcement rangers responded to a 911 call and attempted to free the teen from the sand, but were unsuccessful. The National Park Service is currently investigating the incident and Superintendent David Hallac expressed his condolences to the family.