The Brief Karmelo Anthony was sentenced to 35 years in prison after being convicted in the murder of Frisco teenager Austin Metcalf, who was fatally stabbed during a high school track meet in 2025. Following the sentencing, Austin Metcalf's parents, twin brother and other family members delivered emotional victim impact statements in court. The hearing included reactions from Metcalf's family, comments from prosecutors and details about the case that drew national attention.



Karmelo Anthony, the teenager convicted of fatally stabbing fellow student Austin Metcalf during a high school track meet in Frisco, has been sentenced to 35 years in prison.

A Collin County jury convicted Anthony, 19, of murder Tuesday in the April 2, 2025, killing of Metcalf, 17, at Kuykendall Stadium.

Following the sentencing, Metcalf's family delivered emotional victim impact statements, speaking directly to Anthony and addressing the public for the first time since the verdict.

Austin Metcalf's family delivers victim impact statements after Karmelo Anthony sentencing

What they're saying:

After Anthony was sentenced, several members of Metcalf's family described the lasting impact of his death and the loss they continue to endure.

Metcalf's aunt was the first family member to address Anthony.

She said April 2, 2025, is a day she will never forget and recalled receiving a phone call from her sister, Austin's mother, that continues to haunt her.

 The impact of his death is permanent,  she said.  We will never know what he could have been. 

She also spoke about Austin's twin brother, Hunter.

 My heart breaks for his twin brother,  she said before asking Anthony,  Why could you not have just left?  She added,  Reporters will move to other stories. For our family, this is not a story. It is a reality forever. 

Austin Metcalf's mother says she faces a lifetime without her son

Megan Metcalf reflected on raising her twin sons and the final moments she shared with Austin before he left for the track meet.

She said she packed him a snack and hugged him that morning, never imagining it would be the last time.

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