Key Testimonies Emerge in Karmelo Anthony Murder Trial: Austin Metcalf’s Post-Attack Statements Verified by Witnesses

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These poignant testimonies add to earlier statements from another student who remembered Metcalf exclaiming, “Oh my God,” as the grim reality of his situation became clear.

Nineteen-year-old Karmelo Anthony is facing a first-degree murder charge for the death of Metcalf. Despite attempts by high school staff to revive him with CPR after he lost consciousness, Metcalf was later pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.

Anthony has pleaded not guilty to the charge, with his defense team maintaining that he acted in a “split second of fear and chaos” and stabbed Metcalf in self-defense, News Agency previously reported.

According to background details presented by prosecutors, the deadly encounter was sparked by a dispute over seating at the track meet. 

Multiple witnesses testified that Anthony arrived uninvited and sat down inside the Memorial High School team tent. Fellow students reportedly asked Anthony to leave the tent as many as 15 times, but he allegedly refused.

As the situation escalated, witnesses testified that Anthony warned Metcalf, telling him, “Touch me and find out,” and “Touch me, see what happens.”

During the confrontation, Anthony sat with a backpack on his lap and one hand inside it, leading some students to warn Metcalf not to touch him because they suspected he was gripping a concealed weapon.

The verbal dispute turned physical when Metcalf reportedly shoved or touched Anthony, prompting Anthony to stand up and stab the high school captain with a 3.5-inch folding knife.

Witnesses on Saturday described Anthony as “the aggressor,” noting Metcalf was “unwilling to fight.”

A courtroom sketch shows prosecutors delivering opening statements in the murder trial of Karmelo Anthony at the Collin County courthouse in McKinney, Texas. (Pat Lopez)

Body-camera footage and officer testimony revealed that a cooperative Anthony made admissions to police immediately following the incident. 

“I’m not alleged. I did it,” Anthony allegedly told a responding school resource officer.

He then repeatedly defended his actions to the police, saying, “He put his hands on me. I told him not to.”