A Texas jury reached a guilty verdict Tuesday in the trial of Karmelo Anthony. The 19-year-old is convicted of murder in the fatal stabbing of another teen, Austin Metcalf, 17, according to AP News. Anthony faced a first-degree murder charge for the Frisco, Texas, stabbing on April 2, 2025. Anthony said he acted in sel
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A Texas jury reached a guilty verdict Tuesday in the trial of Karmelo Anthony. The 19-year-old is convicted of murder in the fatal stabbing of another teen, Austin Metcalf, 17, according to AP News. Anthony faced a first-degree murder charge for the Frisco, Texas, stabbing on April 2, 2025. Anthony said he acted in sel
Karmelo Anthony’s sobbing mother, Kala Hayes, begged a Texas jury for mercy Tuesday just moments after her 19-year-old son was convicted of murdering 17-year-old Austin Metcalf. Texas trial drew national attention due to race, as Karmelo Anthony is Black and Austin Metcalf was white Following a trial that lasted just one week from jury selection to verdict, a Collin county, Texas, jury found Karmelo Anthony, now 19, guilty of murder in the fatal stabbing of Austin Metcalf last year. Karmelo Anthony has been charged with first degree murder after fatally stabbing 17-year-old Austin Metcalf during a high school track meet in Frisco, Texas.
A Texas jury reached a guilty verdict Tuesday in the trial of Karmelo Anthony. The 19-year-old is convicted of murder in the fatal stabbing of another teenager, Austin Metcalf, 17, according to AP News.
The Guardian US reported the story as "Karmelo Anthony, 19, found guilty of murder of Austin Metcalf in one-week trial." New York Post reported the story as "Karmelo Anthony’s mom begs jury deciding son’s sentence to ‘have mercy'."
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13 sources have covered this story, including New York Post, The Guardian US, One America News Network and American Greatness and 9 other outlets. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed 41 minutes ago.
Source accounts have not fully aligned on every figure tied to this story (different reports cite 19, 19,, 17); the published L1FE summary holds those specifics open until more sources converge.
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