A jury in Collin County has found 19-year-old Karmelo Anthony guilty of murder. This follows the fatal stabbing of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf during a high school sports event in April 2025.

柯林郡的陪審團裁定 19 歲的 Karmelo Anthony 謀殺罪成。這是繼 2025 年 4 月在一次高中體育賽事期間，17 歲的 Austin Metcalf 被刺殺身亡後所做的判決。

The incident took place at Kuykendall Stadium in Frisco, where a fight broke out under a team tent. During the trial, evidence showed that the situation worsened after Anthony was asked to leave the area about 15 times. Although the defendant claimed he acted in self-defense because he felt threatened by a larger person, the prosecution argued that using a knife during a verbal argument was an unjustified killing. Consequently, the jury rejected the claim of 'sudden passion' and sentenced Anthony to 35 years in prison.

事件發生在 Frisco 的 Kuykendall 體育場，當時在球隊帳篷下發生了衝突。在審理過程中，證據顯示 Anthony 在被要求離開該區域約 15 次後，情況進一步惡化。儘管被告聲稱由於感受到較高大者的威脅而採取正當防衛，但檢方主張在言語爭論中使用刀具屬於不合理的殺戮。因此，陪審團駁回了「臨時激情」的主張，判處 Anthony 監禁 35 年。

At the same time, the case caused a great deal of public debate. A crowdfunding campaign raised over $600,000 for legal fees, and Judge Angela Tucker later reduced Anthony's bail from $1 million to $250,000, which led to significant public anger. This tension resulted in the harassment of the defendant's family and the leaking of the judge's private information. Furthermore, the defense and other observers claimed there was systemic bias because there were no Black members on the jury.

與此同時，此案引起了激烈的公眾爭論。一項眾籌活動為法律費用籌集了超過 60 萬美元，而 Angela Tucker 法官隨後將 Anthony 的保釋金從 100 萬美元降低至 25 萬美元，這引發了強烈的公眾憤怒。這種緊張局勢導致被告家屬遭到騷擾，法官的私人資訊也被洩露。此外，辯方及其他觀察員聲稱存在系統性偏見，因為陪審團中沒有黑人成員。

After the sentencing, some legal experts criticized the result. Attorney Ben Crump emphasized that there is a double standard in the justice system. He compared Anthony's sentence to that of Caysen Allison, who received only 10 years for a similar school stabbing because he was convicted of negligent homicide instead of murder. Despite the money raised earlier, Anthony has now asked the court to provide a lawyer for his appeal, stating that he no longer has the financial resources to pay for one.

宣判後，部分法律專家對結果提出批評。律師 Ben Crump 強調司法系統存在雙重標準。他將 Anthony 的刑期與 Caysen Allison 進行比較，後者在類似的學校刺殺案中僅被判 10 年，因為其罪名為過失致死而非謀殺。儘管先前籌集了資金，但 Anthony 現在請求法院為其上訴提供律師，稱其已無力支付法律費用。

Karmelo Anthony is currently serving his sentence at the Pack Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice while his lawyers begin the appeal process.

Karmelo Anthony 目前在德州刑事司法部的 Pack Unit 服刑，而其律師則開始啟動上訴程序。