Defense Witness BLOWS UP Karmelo Anthony Murder Trial
Explosive testimony by a witness called to the stand by the defense blew up the Karmelo Anthony trial on Monday.
As TGP previously reported, 16-year-old track and football star Austin Metcalf was brutally stabbed to death in April 2025 during a championship track meet at Kuykendall Stadium in Frisco, Texas.
Metcalf, a junior at Frisco Memorial High School, was attacked in broad daylight — at a school-sanctioned event meant to showcase hard work, discipline, and sportsmanship.
Austin Metcalf died in his twin brother Hunter Metcalf’s arms.
The suspect, (now 18-year-old) Karmelo Anthony of rival school Frisco Centennial, was charged with first-degree murder and faces between 5 and 99 years in prison.
Over the weekend, numerous eyewitnesses who testified on the witness stand, said Karmelo Anthony instigated the fight and stabbed Austin Metcalf in an unprovoked attack.
Current and former students who witnessed the brutal stabbing testified under oath that Karmelo Anthony was looking for a fight.
The state rested its case on Saturday after calling 21 witnesses to the stand.
The students who witnessed the murder all testified that Karmelo Anthony shouldn’t have even been in the same tent as Austin Metcalf. They all testified that Karmelo Anthony was the aggressor.
On Monday, the defense called a teen witness to the stand and they blew up the trial.
The unidentified minor teen previously claimed that Karmelo Anthony was “surrounded” and ganged up on prior to the stabbing.
However, on Monday, the teen testified that during cross-examination that “Karmelo was in the wrong” and provoked the confrontation, Fox News reported.
It is unclear if the defense will call Karmelo Anthony to the witness stand.
WATCH:
Live outside the Karmelo Anthony murder trial. The defense is expected to call more witnesses today after one of its own witnesses testified during cross-examination that “Karmelo was in the wrong” and provoked the confrontation. pic.twitter.com/0n2QNEr82Z
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