Posted on 05/13/2025 10:01:01 AM PDT by Morgana
An alleged teen killer accused of stabbing a sporting rival in cold blood has been thrown another bone after being granted bail.
Karmelo Anthony has now been told he can graduate from high school, Daily Mail can reveal.
Frisco Independent School District's about-face, deciding Anthony, 17, can graduate from Centennial High School despite his first-degree murder charge, as confirmed by his adviser and spokesman Dominque Alexander to DailyMail.com.
The reversal is likely to be controversial. The murder case has become a flashpoint about race and privilege, garnering national attention.
Anthony is accused of stabbing Austin Metcalf, 17, in the chest after the Memorial High School student confronted Anthony about sitting under the Memorial team tent at a track meet in Frisco, Texas on April 2.
Metcalf bled out in his twin brother's arms.
Meanwhile, Anthony, who initially fled the track meet after the stabbing, later told arresting officers "I did it," when he was taken into custody.
Now, he is claiming self defense.
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I’m sure he’ll be able to get a college education also during his long stay in the slammer.
The competition for jobs that AI cannot do will be fierce by the time he gets out.
Tried as an adult. GOOD.
I agree.
He won’t (can’t) get the death penalty. But he will forfeit the prime years of his life. And when he gets out he will continue to pay because he will never have the life he could have had.
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