Newly released bodycam footage shows Karmelo Anthony wailing to police as he is detained for stabbing Austin Metcalf at their 2025 high school track meet in Frisco, Texas. The video was included in a batch of evidence released by the Collin County court after his trial.
Surveillance video captures the moment Metcalf was stabbed and Anthony fled, although the stabbing was not captured on camera. Journalist Sarah Fields wrote on X, sharing the footage, “Full 15 minute footage. Stab occurs at 7 minute 58 second mark. You can then see Karmelo followed by a “spotlight”. This was shown on day one of the trial. With a video expert called to the stand by the prosecution.”
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Later, body cam captured Anthony’s arrest, where he admitted to the stabbing. At one point, he even confirmed that he is not an “alleged suspect,” but admitted, “I did it,” per TMZ.
Karmelo Anthony’s sentencing
Anthony was sentenced to 35 years in prison for the 2025 murder of Metcalf. He was accused of stabbing Metcalf to death during a rain delay at a high school track meet. Before the stabbing, which took place at Memorial High School in Frisco, Metcalf had reportedly asked Anthony, who is black, to leave the event since he did not attend that school. Metcalf was white.
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Anthony has now been transferred to a Texas prison to begin his sentence. He was transferred to the Wallace Pack Unit, near Houston, Texas, on Wednesday morning, June 10, after spending the previous night in county jail.
He filed a notice of appeal following his conviction, according to court records.
Many people defended Anthony after the incident, and a GiveSendGo was launched for him. Anthony stabbed Metcalf during an alleged verbal dispute, and later claimed it was self-defense. He reportedly had no prior criminal history.
