A Collin County jury has convicted 19-year-old Karmelo Anthony of murder following the fatal stabbing of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf during a high school athletic event in April 2025.

柯林郡陪審團已裁定 19 歲的 Karmelo Anthony 謀殺罪名成立，起因是 2025 年 4 月在一次高中體育活動期間，17 歲的 Austin Metcalf 遭刺殺身亡。

The incident occurred at Kuykendall Stadium in Frisco, where a confrontation transpired beneath a team tent. Evidence presented during the trial indicated that the encounter escalated after Anthony was requested to vacate the area approximately 15 times. While the defendant asserted a claim of self-defense, citing a perceived threat from a larger individual, the prosecution contended that the transition from a verbal dispute to a lethal stabbing constituted an unjustified homicide. This position was corroborated by the jury's rejection of the 'sudden passion' mitigating factor, resulting in a 35-year custodial sentence.

事件發生在 Frisco 的 Kuykendall 體育場，雙方在球隊帳篷下發生衝突。審判期間提交的證據顯示，在 Anthony 約 15 次被要求離開該區域後，衝突隨之升級。雖然被告主張正當防衛，稱一名體型較大的人對其構成威脅，但控方主張從口頭爭執轉為致命刺殺已構成不合理謀殺。陪審團拒絕將「激情犯罪」作為減刑因素，印證了此立場，最終導致被告被判處 35 年監禁。

Parallel to the legal proceedings, the case became a subject of significant sociopolitical discourse. The establishment of a GiveSendGo crowdfunding campaign, which accrued over $600,000 for pre-trial expenditures, and the subsequent reduction of bail from $1 million to $250,000 by Judge Angela Tucker, generated substantial public contention. This volatility manifested in the harassment of the defendant's family and the unauthorized dissemination of the presiding judge's personal data. Furthermore, the composition of the jury—specifically the absence of Black jurors—prompted allegations of systemic bias from the defense and external observers.

與法律程序平行地，此案成為重大社會政治討論的主題。在 GiveSendGo 發起的群眾募資活動為審前支出籌集了超過 60 萬美元，隨後法官 Angela Tucker 將保釋金從 100 萬美元降低至 25 萬美元，引發了巨大的公眾爭論。這種動盪體現為對被告家屬的騷擾以及主審法官個人資料的非法散布。此外，陪審團的組成——特別是缺乏黑人陪審員——促使辯方與外部觀察員提出系統性偏見的指控。

Institutional and legal critiques have emerged post-sentencing. Attorney Ben Crump posited that a disparity in judicial standards exists, contrasting Anthony's sentence with that of Caysen Allison, who received 10 years for a separate school-based stabbing after being convicted of criminally negligent homicide rather than murder. Despite the prior fundraising success, Anthony has filed a notice of appeal citing indigence, requesting the appointment of court-provided counsel due to a lack of current financial resources.

判刑後，制度與法律上的批評接踵而至。律師 Ben Crump 認為司法標準存在差異，將 Anthony 的量刑與 Caysen Allison 進行對比，後者在另一起學校刺殺案中被裁定為刑事過失致死而非謀殺，僅被判處 10 年。儘管先前募資成功，但 Anthony 已提交上訴通知並聲稱貧困，因目前缺乏財務資源而請求法院指派律師。

Karmelo Anthony is currently incarcerated at the Pack Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice while his legal team initiates the appellate process.

Karmelo Anthony 目前被監禁於德克薩斯州刑事司法部的 Pack Unit，其法律團隊正啟動上訴程序。