Carmelo Anthony Sentenced to 35 years in prison for murder of 17-year-old in 2025 Austin Metcalf. He is accused of stabbing Metcalf to death during a rain delay at a high school track meet. Before the stabbing at Frisco Memorial High School, Metcalf reportedly asked Anthony, who is black, to leave the event because he did not attend that school. Metcalf is white.
Anthony has now been transferred to a Texas prison to begin serving his sentence. On the morning of Wednesday, June 10, he was transferred to the Wallace Park Jail near Houston, Texas, after spending the previous night in the county jail.
He filed a notice of appeal after his conviction, according to court records.
Carmelo Anthony stabbing details
The confrontation occurred when Metcalf told Anthony to leave while he was sitting under the team tent at Memorial High School. Witnesses told investigators that Anthony reached into the bag and warned, “Touch me, see what happens,” NBC DFW reported. Anthony allegedly pulled a black knife from his backpack and stabbed Metcalf in the chest. Metcalf died in the arms of his twin brother.
After the incident, many people defended Anthony. give send It was launched for him. Anthony stabs Metcalf During an alleged verbal altercation, it was later claimed it was self-defense. He reportedly has no previous criminal record.
Eyewitness testimony reveals Metcalfe’s heartbreaking last words before his death. A Memorial High School student-athlete testified during the trial that students repeatedly asked Anthony to leave the team tent, and Anthony allegedly challenged students to a fight. The student said Metcalf refused to fight and told him he would not fight at the track meet.
Moments later, the student heard Metcalf yelling that he had been stabbed. The students then fled the area.
A second witness, a 16-year-old Memorial High School Class of 2027 student, told the court that Metcalf’s last words immediately after the attack were: “F– stabbed me.”
An 18-year-old recent Memorial High School graduate broke down in tears as he described how he heard Metcalf “screaming for help” after he was stabbed. Witnesses said he initially fled the scene but later returned to help. He then saw coaches, trainers and students rushing to help Metcalf while others held back Austin’s twin brother, Hunter.
In an earlier deposition, another student recalled Metcalf saying “Oh my God” when the stabbing occurred.
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According to the New York Post, the knife Anthony used to stab Metcalf was a multi-tool with a serrated blade that sold for $13 from Walmart. The knife he used was from Walmart’s camping brand Ozark Trail. The Collin County District Attorney said it had a 3.5-inch blade.
The knife is a 6-in-1 multi-tool that comes with a flashlight and glass breaker. “This knife is ideal for hunting, camping or those who travel frequently,” the Walmart listing reads. The blade was powerful enough to kill Metcalf, a 200-pound football player. The stab wound caused a two-inch gash to Metcalf’s chest.
While blades of this size are legal to carry in Texas, they were not allowed at the Frisco school where the murders occurred.
Anthony fled the scene and discarded the weapon. Frisco Police Department School Resource Officer Jacob Schaltz later found it ajar. Schaltz demonstrated at Anthony’s trial how to open the knife with a flick.
