Karmelo Anthony, accused of fatally stabbing student Austin Metcalf during a high school track championship in Frisco, Texas, will be tried as an adult, according to the Collin County District Attorney’s Office.
The violent incident occurred last month at Kuykendall Stadium after a heated dispute reportedly broke out between the two teens over seating arrangements. What should have been a simple disagreement turned deadly, with Anthony allegedly plunging a knife into Metcalf, ending the young man’s life.
Despite the brutal nature of the crime, Anthony’s legal path is far from harsh. Though he has officially been charged with first-degree murder, it won’t be until June that a grand jury decides whether he will stand trial or be allowed to walk free.
In the meantime, rather than sitting in jail, Anthony remains under house arrest—not in a modest home, but in his parents’ newly purchased $900,000 mansion in Frisco.
MURDER: Karmelo Anthony has finally been charged with first-degree murder for killing Austin Metcalf. We won’t know until June whether the grand jury will let Anthony walk or make him stand trial. In the meantime he’s at his Frisco mansion enjoying the good life. pic.twitter.com/B0NO0dlu90
— @amuse (@amuse) May 23,