The teenager accused of killing a high school track star allegedly admitted his involvement in the murder to arresting officers and then asked whether he could claim self-defense.
As you may recall, earlier this week, we reported on the tragic death of a star Texas high school athlete named Austin Metcalf (pictured above right). According to police, on Wednesday morning, the 17-year-old was stabbed to death by a fellow high school student after the two of them reportedly got into an altercation during a track meet at Kuykendall Stadium in the city of Frisco. Now, via the case’s probable cause affidavit, we are learning more about the moments leading up to the murder.
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According to People on Friday morning, the affidavit reports that 17-year-old Karmelo Anthony (pictured above left, in his mugshot) was standing under a tent reserved for members of Metcalf’s high school track team. Eyewitnesses told cops that Metcalf walked up to Anthony and asked him to move out of the tent so the late teen’s team could use the space.
At that point, witnesses claimed Anthony reached into his bag before ominously saying this to Austin:
“Touch me and see what happens.”
In response, Metcalf reportedly touched Anthony. At that point, Anthony then allegedly told Metcalf to punch him and see what happens. Austin didn’t punch Karmelo, witnesses said, but he did try to physically move Anthony out of the tent, the affidavit states.
It was then that witnesses claimed Anthony pulled a knife out of his bag and stabbed Metcalf in the chest. Metcalf fell, and Anthony ran off. Coaches who had been in the stadium for the track meet at the time rushed in and attempted to perform CPR and other life-saving measures on Metcalf, but failed.
Tthe entire altercation lasted only 30 seconds.
What. The. F**k.
Per the probable cause affidavit, multiple eyewitnesses independently corroborated that sequence of events in separate conversations with police officers after the killing. They aren’t the only ones who appear to have corroborated it, either. Also according to the affidavit, when responding officers came across Anthony elsewhere in the stadium and ordered him to put his hands up, he allegedly shouted:
“I was protecting myself.”
Anthony complied with the officer’s instructions and was then placed in handcuffs. But as he was led off the field to a police car to be transported to jail for processing, he said something so chilling. When one officer referred to Anthony as the “alleged suspect” to another officer on scene, the teenager replied:
“I’m not alleged, I did it.”
Whoa…
Then, as he was being led to a squad car, Anthony allegedly added this statement, which would seem to be in direct contradiction with everything those multiple witnesses reported:
“He put his hands on me. I told him not to.”
And then, to top it all off, the accused teenager tried another tactic moments later. The arrest affidavit written by the responding officer states:
“While walking to my patrol vehicle Anthony made another spontaneous statement and asked if what happened could be considered self-defense.”
From there, Anthony was whisked away to Frisco Jail, where he remains in custody now on the murder rap. Per People, a judge has since set the teenager’s bail at $1 million.
Here is more of the latest on this horrific story from Friday morning (below):
[Image via Frisco Police Department & Austin Metcalf/Instagram]
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