Karmelo Anthony, the teen who admitted to stabbing and killing a fellow high school athlete at a track meet in Texas, has been indicted on a first-degree murder charge.
Austin Metcalf, 17, bled out in his brother’s arms after the then-17-year-old Anthony attacked him in the bleachers of David Kuykendall Stadium in Frisco in April 2.
Anthony, now 18, insisted he was acting in self-defense when he knifed Metcalf, however, he’s never explained why he had a weapon at an event on school property.
However, Tuesday, he was formally charged by a grand jury in the crime that has drawn national attention over race and privilege.
‘I fully believe that justice will be served for Austin Metcalf,’ his father Jeff told DailyMail.com of the indictment.
‘I look forward to the forthcoming trial. But it will never bring my son back.’
Frisco, Texas police have said the incident stemmed from Metcalf asking Anthony to leave his team tent since he didn’t go to the same school.
The indictment comes weeks after the local district attorney began presenting evidence to a grand jury, asking jurors to uphold the first-degree murder count local cops originally brought against the teen.
‘With that indictment, the case now moves formally into the court system. We know this case has struck a deep nerve — here in Collin County and beyond,’ Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis said in a press release Tuesday afternoon.
‘That’s understandable. When something like this happens at a school event, it shakes people to the core.’
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