Karmelo Anthony, the Texas teenager accused of stabbing 17-year-old Austin Metcalf to death at a Frisco track meet in April, has been charged with first-degree murder.
A grand jury indicted Anthony, also 17 at the time of the incident, on Tuesday for allegedly killing Metcalf after an argument over a seat at the University Interscholastic League’s District 11-5A championship on April 2.
“For weeks, my team has been presenting evidence to the grand jury,” Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis told reporters on Tuesday. “Today, I summarized that evidence, and I asked the Grand Jury to return a first-degree murder indictment against Karmelo Anthony and — which they did.”
If convicted, Anthony could face life in prison.
The case drew national attention earlier this year, not just
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