period Carmelo Anthony During the murder trial, State’s Attorney Bill Wirskye showed jurors a four-minute video of his arrest, part of which was captured on the body camera of Frisco Police Department school resource officer Officer Eduardo Cortez. The video showed Anthony raising his hands above his head while Cortez radioed that he had found the “suspect.”
Anthony, 19 Sentenced to 35 years in prison murder 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 said he stabbed Metcalf in self-defense.
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While there is no reported video of Metcalf’s murder, footage shown to jurors by Wilski showed Anthony making pleading remarks in a barely audible voice. Minutes earlier, Cortez testified that Anthony had said, “I’m not charged. I did it,” and Metcalf said, “He put his hands on me. I told him not to do it. He put his hands on me.”
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.
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.
