Karmelo Anthony has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for the fatal 2025 track meet stabbing of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf. Though the defense fiercely argued it was an act of self-defense born out of fear, a Collin County jury completely rejected the claim. In this episode of “Serving Justice,” criminal defense attorney Sara Azari breaks down the three critical ways the defense case fell apart during the trial.
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NewsNation investigative reporter Rich McHugh reports live from McKinney, Texas, with the latest reaction after Karmelo Anthony was sentenced to 35 years in prison after murdering Austin Metcalf at a track meet in 2025. Anchor Elizabeth Vargas delivers the biggest stories, without bias or opinion. Watch "Elizabeth Vargas Reports" every weeknight at 7p/6C on NewsNation. #VargasReports NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
OPINION: A verdict was reached Tuesday in the murder of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf, with a jury sentencing 19-year-old Karmelo Anthony to 35 years in prison. #KarmeloAnthony #AustinMetcalf #Crime About Rising: Rising is a weekday morning show with bipartisan hosts that breaks the mold of morning TV by taking viewers inside the halls of Washington power like never before. The show leans into the day's political cycle with cutting edge analysis from DC insiders who can predict what is going to happen. It also sets the day's political agenda by breaking exclusive news with a team of scoop-driven reporters and demanding answers during interviews with the country's most important political newsmakers. Follow Rising on social media: Website:…
Convicted killer Karmelo Anthony was sentenced on Tuesday to 35 years in prison for murdering Texas teen Austin Metcalf at a high school track meet last year. According to the New York Post, the sentence was handed down hours after a Collin County, Texas, jury found the 19-year-old Anthony guilty of first-degree murder in the […]
Closing arguments begin Tuesday in the trial of Karmelo Anthony. The Texas teenager is charged with first degree murder after stabbing Austin Metcalf at a track meet in April 2025. Former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani and defense attorney Mark Eiglarsh join "Elizabeth Vargas Reports" to discuss whether the teenager’s decision not to testify could hurt his case. This episode originally aired on June 8, 2026. #karmeloanthony #texas #murdertrial #austinmetcalf Anchor Elizabeth Vargas delivers the biggest stories, without bias or opinion. Watch "Elizabeth Vargas Reports" every weeknight at 7p/6C on NewsNation. #VargasReports NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
A Texas teenager who prosecutors said provoked an athlete from a rival team before fatally stabbing him at a track meet has been found guilty of murder.
Anthony was convicted by the jury in Collin County earlier Tuesday after a week-long trial. The jury determined that Anthony fatally stabbed Metcalf at a track meet in Frisco, Texas. He faced up to life in prison.
On Tuesday's "The Daily Take": NewsNation's Connell McShane and Geraldo Rivera discuss the guilty verdict handed down to Karmelo Anthony, who fatally stabbed Austin Metcalf at a track meet in 2025. Rivera questions why Anthony's defense didn't allow him to take the stand so he could explain what happened if he wanted to claim self defense. Rivera also has concerns about representation, considering there were no Black jurors selected out of hundreds of prospects. "It's a tragic story but there's a lot of questions to answer here," Rivera says as he offers his condolences to both families involved. #KarmeloAnthony #AustinMetcalf #criminaltrial Get a fast-paced look at the latest from the border to Main Street to the White House on…
