Texas teen handed 35-year sentence for high school track meet killing

A Texas jury found 17-year-old Karmelo Anthony guilty of fatally stabbing fellow student Austin Metcalf during a Dallas-area high school track meet in April 2025 and sentenced him to 35 years in prison. Prosecutors argued he was the aggressor and acted with intent, while the defense claimed self-defence; Anthony was tried as an adult under Texas law, with multiple witnesses including a medical examiner describing the fatal chest wound.