Overview
- Prosecutors say 17-year-old Austin Metcalf was fatally stabbed at a Frisco high-school track meet on April 2, 2025, and the defendant, then 17-year-old Karmelo Anthony, is charged with murder.
- Early testimony this week included a Tarrant County forensic analyst who said stadium security video is too unclear to show when the altercation began or ended.
- Memorial High School coach Robert Starr described finding Metcalf with a large chest wound and testified that Anthony told him, “he put his hands on me.”
- Multiple student witnesses testified that the encounter involved at most minor pushing, that teammates told Anthony to leave the tent, and that Anthony pulled a knife from a backpack before Metcalf was stabbed.
- The trial continues Saturday with a 12-member jury and six alternates seated after three Black juror candidates were excused, a detail that touched off courtroom objections and has fueled local debate about representativeness.