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Posted on 05/27/2025 3:08:27 PM PDT by Morgana
The teen who’s been charged in the murder of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf will be tried as an adult in Texas.
Last month, Metcalf was stabbed to death at a high school track meet after reportedly telling Karmelo Anthony, 17, that he was sitting in the wrong seat. Anthony has been charged with first-degree murder and, according to an arrest warrant, told police of the fatal stabbing, “I did it.”
Anthony will be tried as an adult, since Texas is a concurrent jurisdiction state, according to Capital B. The laws allow prosecutors to charge minors, typically 16 or 17 years old, as adults with certain crimes.
The Collin County District Attorney’s Office, which is north of Dallas, is prosecuting the case of Metcalf’s apparent murder. Anthony was charged with first-degree murder in April, but a grand jury will review the evidence and decide whether to formally indict on that charge, or on a lesser charge like manslaughter, Capital B reported.
If Anthony is convicted of first-degree murder, he could face life in prison with a chance at parole after 40 years. He will not face the death penalty.
“The Supreme Court has said not only can you not seek the death penalty against someone who committed a crime when they’re 17, you can’t even get them life without parole. That would not be something we could do even if we wanted to,” Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis said, according to the New York Post.
As highlighted by The Daily Wire last month, Anthony’s bond was initially set at $1 million, but a Collin County judge agreed to lower the bond to $250,000 and granted Anthony house arrest at his parents’ home.
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The racially-charged case made headlines again earlier this month when it was reported that Anthony was allowed to graduate high school.
Jeff Metcalf, the father of Austin Metcalf, said he wanted answers about the decision to allow Anthony to graduate high school, but he was “stonewalled” by Frisco Independent School District Superintendent Mike Waldrip.
“I’ve been stonewalled. Sad, you know, I understand the protocol,” Jeff Metcalf said. “They said I have to make an appointment, which I did.”
There was reportedly an agreement between the district and Anthony’s parents to allow the teen to graduate.
“So I’m just curious on how they arrived at it,” Jeff Metcalf said, according to CBS News. “When I read their own policy manual about what it states for mandatory expulsion and also graduation, now, he may be placed in a program where he was able to continue his education at home, where he did maintain the credits and could get his diploma.”
There’s a movement online to grant Metcalf an honorary diploma, but that stirred up more feelings for Jeff Metcalf.
“That would be great, because his name will be called right before his brother’s name,” he said. “But the fact of the matter is, it’s not going to bring my son back. I mean, it’s a nice gesture, but in the long run, my son doesn’t get a diploma. So, there’s part of me that says maybe Mr. Anthony shouldn’t get one either.”
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As it should be.
There have been rumors the police have video footage of the event.
Yes they do. Kids were filming, like they do, when it all began and caught the stabbing. Police took all cell phones from them. I personally would have saved a copy to cloud then given it to police.
I agree that he is a scumbag.
I agree that his claim of self defense looks extremely bogus.
I believe it is highly likely that he will be convicted of murder.
But that conviction, if it occurs, is in the future.
At the moment, he is presumed innocent until proven guilty. Denying him a diploma, by a government entity, sets a horrible precedent. Hard cases make bad law ...
This is yet another reason why I support the complete abolition of government schools. A private entity would be much freer to act appropriately; it could for example withhold the diploma pending the outcome of the trial. It's much easier for a private entity to include behavioral rules in its contract with customers and employees.
Butt, butt, butt self defense against a white supremacist and stuff. No?
He was expelled from school so no he should NOT be allowed to graduate.
Collecting evidence and keeping them from winding up on social media I guess. I was told this on several youtube videos, don’t know if it’s true. Like I said I would have saved it to cloud before turning it over.
That there is the problem. As of this writing, he has not been convicted of anything. Innocent until proven guilty, right? Or does that only apply to January 6th protesters and Donald Trump? A government entity punishing people merely for being accused of a crime does not sit well with me. I don’t have much use for pre-conviction punishment. I’ve seen far too much corruption.
He can enjoy his diploma while sitting at home under house arrest.
He can enjoy his diploma while sitting in a courtroom hearing all the evidence against him.
He can enjoy his diploma while sweating out the jury’s decision.
And he can enjoy his diploma while rotting in prison for most or all of the rest of his miserable life.
I don’t think he’ll get much joy out of it.
But morons are pouring money into GoFundMe for him.
He was still expelled from school. Kids who are expelled can’t graduate.
Now in the future kids who are expelled will still want their diploma even though they were not in class.
No he should not get his diploma. He may get his GED while in prison.
CRIME EVIDENCE
So we have government entities punishing people merely based on the accusation of a crime. I do not agree with that at all.
The boy absolutely stabbed someone to death. He admitted it.
It is a *FACT* that he did this.
What you are saying is you want "government approval" through the court system before people should be permitted to take action on what they already know to be true.
I don't think the government declaring something to be true or false, makes it true, or makes it false.
The truth is still the truth whether the government agrees with it or not.
The murder of Austin Metcalf is a defining period in US history.
It has impacted race relations
And he is proffering a "self defense" defense, as is his right.
What you are saying
DO NOT try to put word in my mouth.
I said what I said. READ IT. COMPREHEND IT, if you are able. As of this writing, you do not comprehend what I have very clearly written.
Like it or not, Karmello Anthony HAS NOT BEEN CONVICTED OF A CRIME. You, personally, can think whatever you want about him. That's your prerogative. GOVERNMENT must presume him innocent until proven guilty. Government schools are government entities, as you well know. Government should not be punishing people merely for being accused of a crime.
GOVERNMENT is not to be trusted. GOVERNMENT is full of corruption. The power of GOVERNMENT must be severely restricted, because GOVERNMENT has a horrible track record of abusing its authority. Donald Trump can tell you all about it.
There were supposedly 30 witnesses to the event. I’ll bet there are numerous videos.
This was not self-defense. This was murder.
There is zero doubt that he brought a weapon to a school event, which is explicit grounds for expulsion, regardless of whether or not he is convicted of murder. Any other expelled person would not graduate unless he enrolled in an alternative school to finish out the year which stabby was not able to do on house arrest.
Handing stabby a diploma is nothing more than cowardice in the face of a racist mob.
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