During Karmelo Anthony’s murder trial, state prosecutor Bill Wirskye showed jurors a four-minute video of his arrest, part of which was captured on the body camera of Officer Eduardo Cortez, a school resource officer with the Frisco Police Department. The video shows Anthony holding his hands above his head while Cortez radios that he has found the “alleged suspect.”
Anthony, 19, was sentenced to 35 years in prison for the 2025 murder of Austin 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 said that he stabbed Metcalf in self-defense.
Is there video of the Karmelo Anthony incident?
While there are no reports saying that a video of Metcalf’s murder is available, the clip Wirskye showed jurors showed Anthony, barely audible, making a pleading remark. Minutes before that, Cortez testified that Anthony had said, “I’m not alleged. I did it,” saying of Metcalf: “He put his hands on me. I told him not to. He put his hands on me.”
The confrontation happened after Metcalf told Anthony to leave while he was sitting under Memorial High School’s team tent. According to NBC DFW, witnesses told investigators that Anthony allegedly warned, “touch me and see what happens,” while reaching inside his bag. Anthony allegedly pulled out a black knife from the backpack and stabbed Metcalf once in the chest. Metcalf died in his twin brother’s arms.
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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.