Trial date set for Austin Metcalf’s suspected killer in track meet stabbing
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The 18-year-old suspect accused of killing high school track star Austin Metcalf in Frisco, Texas, will face trial in June 2026, according to court records.

Karmelo Anthony will face a jury beginning June 1, 2026. He is accused of stabbing Metcalf to death at a track meet April 2. 

“What we can convey is that Mr. Karmelo Anthony, his family, his legal team, and his broader support group are eager for the chance to present the facts before a court,” stated the Next Generation Action Network (NGAN). Dominique Alexander, NGAN’s president and the spokesperson for the Anthony family, shared this with Fox News Digital on Thursday.

Following the alleged murder, the Anthony family initiated a GoFundMe, attracting donations from across the nation, which led to controversy and inquiries about the use of the funds. As of now, the fundraiser has amassed over $544,000.

Soon after, the Anthony family hired Alexander of the Dallas-based NGAN as their spokesperson. Alexander has a history of Black Lives Matter activism and has called for defunding the police. 

He has injected race into the case from the beginning.

“To the racists, the bigots and those filled with hate who’ve targeted Karmelo, his family and even myself – you do not intimidate us,” Alexander said after Anthony’s indictment. “We are not backing down.

“This case is yet another example of what it means to be Black in America, where even our self-defense is questioned, scrutinized and politicized. My involvement — like many others — came as a direct response to the overwhelming hate, threats and outside influence that have surrounded this case since day one.”

dominique alexander of the next generation action network speaks at a press conference

Dominique Alexander of the Next Generation Action Network hosted a press conference on behalf of Karmelo Anthony’s family April 17.  (Next Generation Action Network via Facebook)

At a chaotic press conference that followed Anthony’s bond release, Alexander slammed Jeff Metcalf, Austin’s father, who attempted to attend the event. 

“What we’ve seen at the beginning of this press conference, of the father being at this press conference, these are my words — don’t quote anybody — is a disrespect to the dignity of his son,” Alexander said at the time. 

“What he has felled [sic] into is the political operatives that want to make this thing a political thing of hate and yet bigotry and yet racism,” he said. “We have conservative operatives that have been posting nonstop about this case.” 

Jeff Metcalf did not immediately return a comment request.

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