Trial of Karmelo Anthony Enters Second Day with Graphic Autopsy Testimony

The trial of Karmelo Anthony entered its second day at the Collin County Courthouse, lasting nearly nine hours and featuring about a dozen witnesses. Anthony is charged with the April 2025 stabbing death of 17‑year‑old Austin Metcalf during a Frisco track meet.

The prosecution completed its case after calling 21 witnesses and then yielded to the defense. Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Elizabeth Ventura described the fatal wound as a two‑and‑half‑inch gaping stab through the heart, noting that it was not survivable. Prosecutor Bill Wirskye presented four autopsy photographs to the jury, prompting visible emotional reactions.

Teammate Eddie Parra, 18, testified that he saw Anthony in a tent where teams were not supposed to mingle and recounted seeing blood and a hole in Metcalf’s chest, describing Metcalf’s cries for help. When asked whether the incident involved race or self‑defense, Parra said it did not, and identified Anthony as the person responsible.

An unnamed under‑age witness stated he did not believe the stabbing was self‑defense, calling it "lethal force against non‑lethal force."

For the defense, Centennial High School track coach Adam Linwood testified that athletes often entered other teams' tents and that Anthony’s teammates had nominated him for a captaincy. When questioned about the presence of a knife at a track meet, Linwood answered that there was no reason for an athlete to carry one. The defense maintains that Anthony acted in self‑defense and notes that the school district had no policy prohibiting athletes from entering other tents.

The trial is scheduled to resume Monday at 9 a.m. with additional defense witnesses. If convicted, Anthony faces a sentence ranging from five years to life imprisonment.