The Brief Both the state and the defense have rested their case in the murder trial of Frisco ISD student Karmelo Anthony, who is accused of fatally stabbing 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a 2025 track meet. Prosecutors labeled the fatal stadium stabbing a provoked, unjustified  sneak attack  inside a team tent, while the defense countered that it was a split-second action in self-defense out of fear and chaos. If convicted of murder, Anthony faces a maximum sentence of five to 99 years in prison.



Closing arguments are underway Tuesday morning in the murder trial of Karmelo Anthony, the teenager accused of fatally stabbing a fellow student during a high school track meet last year.

Defense attorneys rested their case Monday without calling Anthony to the witness stand. The 19-year-old faces a first-degree murder charge in the April 2, 2025, death of Austin Metcalf, 17, at a stadium in the Dallas suburb of Frisco.

Following the conclusion of closing arguments, the Collin County jury will be sequestered to deliberate Anthony's fate. If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of five to 99 years or life in prison.

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Closing arguments are scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday. FOX 4 will provide live updates from the courtroom throughout the day.

Day 4: Defense rests, jury warnings issued as trial moves to closing arguments

The defense rested its case Monday afternoon in the murder trial of Karmelo Anthony, setting the stage for closing arguments Tuesday morning.

Following a three-hour afternoon delay, State District Judge John Roach dismissed the jury for the night with instructions to pack a bag for Tuesday in anticipation of sequestered deliberations. Roach issued a stern warning to jurors against using social media while the case is in their hands.

Before resting, the defense called its final witnesses Monday morning to focus heavily on a self-defense argument. A 17-year-old high school student testified he saw victim Austin Metcalf make physical contact with Anthony before the stabbing, and recalled seeing Anthony crying and distraught immediatel

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