Karmelo Anthony, the 17-year-old stabbing suspect in the death of fellow teen Austin Metcalf at a high school track meet in Texas, reportedly said “touch me and see what happens” before the altercation.
Karmelo Anthony has since been charged with murder for the stabbing death of Austin Metcalf during a track meet in Frisco, Texas, last week; the teen maintains that he stabbed Metcalf in self-defense following an altercation over a seating dispute. Per Fox News:
An arrest report obtained by Fox News sheds new light on the pre-stabbing clash after Metcalf reportedly told Anthony that he needed to move out of the Memorial team’s tent, a witness told Frisco police. The report noted that Anthony “grabbed his bag, opened it and reached inside it” and said, “Touch me and see what happens.”
“Austin stood up and pushed the male to get him out of the tent,” the arrest report said.
In the next moment, the witness told police that Anthony “reached into his bag and the male took a knife out of the bag and stabbed Austin.”
Anthony immediately fled the scene after stabbing the 17-year-old Metcalf once in the chest. Metcalf died in his twin brother, Hunter’s, arms.
“I was protecting myself,” Anthony said. “He put his hands on me.”
Anthony immediately confessed to the stabbing when confronted by police – “I’m not alleged, I did it,” he reportedly said – and asked officers if Metcalf was “going to be OK.”
Hunter Metcalf, Austin’s twin brother, recalled on The Will Cain Show how his brother’s soul seemed to leave his body at the time of his death.
“I whipped my head around, and then all of a sudden I see him running down the bleachers just grabbing his chest… I put my hand on there, tried to make [the bleeding] stop, and I grabbed his head and I looked in his eyes. I just saw his soul leave, and it took my soul, too,” Hunter said.
Karmelo Anthony is currently held in Collin County jail on $1 million bail. His family’s GiveSendGo has since amassed $150,000 in donations.
“The narrative being spread is false, unjust, and harmful,” the Anthony family said. “As a family of faith, we are deeply grateful for all of your support during this trying period. Your prayers and assistance mean more to us now more than ever.”
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