() The father of a 17-year-old Texas high school student says he is “pleased” that the teen accused of stabbing his son has been indicted on murder charges.
A grand jury indicted Karmelo Anthony in the death of Austin Metcalf, Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis said. Willis said the April 2 stabbing at the school stadium in Frisco “struck a deep nerve here in Collin County and beyond.” Anthony was 17 at the time of the stabbing and has since turned 18.
In a statement to , Metcalf’s father said he was “pleased” that the indictment is moving forward but also that it will not bring his son back.
“I am pleased that we are moving forward with the first-degree murder indictment,” Jeff Metcalf told . “It now goes into the court system. I fully believe that justice will be served for Austin Metcalf. I look forward to the forthcoming trial. But it will never bring my son back.”
Students from several high schools in the Frisco Independent School District were competing when the stabbing occurred. According to an arrest report, a witness said that when Anthony sat under the tent belonging to Metcalf’s team, Metcalf told Anthony to move, and Anthony replied: “Touch me and see what happens.”
Metcalf then touched Anthony, and Anthony said to punch him and see what happens, the arrest report said. A short time later, Metcalf grabbed Anthony, and Anthony stabbed him with a knife, the report said.
Afterward, Anthony told an officer that he was protecting himself and that Metcalf had “put his hands on me,” according to the report.
Anthony’s attorney, Mike Howard, said Anthony was looking forward to his day in court.
“We expect that when the full story is heard, the prosecution will not be able to rule out the reasonable doubt that Karmelo Anthony may have acted in self-defense,” Howard said.
If convicted, Anthony faces up to life in prison. He was released from jail and placed on house arrest after his bond was reduced.
