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The attorney representing Texas high school student Karmelo Anthony, who is accused of fatally stabbing fellow student-athlete Austin Metcalf during an altercation at a track event on Wednesday, intends to request a reduction of the $1 million bond, as per a report.
“My client claims it was an act of self-defense. I have no basis to doubt that right now, but I need to gather facts, talk to witnesses, and understand the situation better before commenting on the incident,” said attorney Deric Walpole, hired by Anthony’s family on Friday, to KXAS-TV. “At this point, I have no reason to deny it was self-defense.”
He told the news station he had requested a hearing next week to have Anthony’s bond lowered. Anthony remains in custody at the Collins County Jail.
Fox News Digital has reached out to Walpole.
Austin Metcalf, a junior attending Memorial High School in Frisco, was reportedly stabbed in the chest by 17-year-old Karmelo Anthony, a fellow student-athlete from Frisco Centennial High School.
(Courtesy Jeff Metcalf)
When the officer told others that he had the alleged stabbing suspect in custody, Anthony apparently said, “I’m not alleged. I did it,” according to the arrest report obtained by FOX 4.
“He put his hands on me. I told him not to,” Anthony allegedly said as authorities walked the teenager to a police vehicle.
Anthony also asked the officers if Metcalf was “going to be OK” and if what happened could be considered “self-defense,” FOX 4 reported, citing the police document.
Jeff Metcalf with his son, Austin Metcalf, a junior at Memorial High School in Frisco, who was stabbed in the chest, allegedly by 17-year-old Karmelo Anthony, a student-athlete from Frisco Centennial High School. (Courtesy Jeff Metcalf)
Metcalf’s twin brother, Hunter, who spoke on “The Will Cain Show” Wednesday alongside his grieving mother, Meghan, recalled the moment he saw his brother with a wound to his chest after the altercation with Anthony.
“I whipped my head around, and then, all of a sudden, I see him running down the bleachers just grabbing his chest. … I put my hand on there, tried to make [the bleeding] stop, and I grabbed his head and I looked in his eyes. I just saw his soul leave, and it took my soul, too,” Hunter said.
The stabbing apparently happened after Metcalf asked Anthony to move from under a tent for Memorial High School, and Anthony responded, “Touch me and see what happens,” according to a witness.
Metcalf “grabbed” him, and Anthony pulled out a knife and stabbed him, police said.
Fox News Digital’s Audrey Conklin contributed to this report.
