Recently released body camera footage reveals the tense and emotionally charged aftermath of a tragic incident in Texas where Karmelo Anthony fatally stabbed Austin Metcalf during a track meet.
The video, unveiled by the Collin County Sheriff’s Office in April 2025 and shared by the Associated Press, captures the critical moments as a police officer confronts Anthony. “Don’t reach for anything,” the officer warns him. “Stop right there.”
This footage emerges in the wake of Anthony’s sentencing, where he received a 35-year prison term for the murder of Metcalf, his fellow high school student. The altercation, which took a deadly turn at a Frisco track event, ended with Anthony fatally stabbing the 17-year-old in the chest.
The captured images show Anthony complying with the officer’s instructions, placing his hands on his head as he is identified over the radio as the “alleged suspect.”
In a moment of chilling honesty, Anthony interrupts, acknowledging his actions: “I’m not ‘alleged,'” he states. “I did it.”
Then, sobbing, Anthony said, “He put his hands on me—I told him not to. He put his hands on me.”
According to an arrest report obtained by Oxygen, Anthony and Metcalf were students at different schools attending an April 2 track meet in Frisco when they got into a confrontation.
Witnesses claimed in the report that Metcalf told Anthony to leave a tent designated for Memorial High School athletes and Anthony refused. During an argument, Anthony allegedly told Metcalf, “Touch me and see what happens.”
Metcalf then pushed Anthony, who responded by stabbing Metcalf once in the chest before fleeing, witnesses said in the report.
According to NBC News, Anthony’s legal team, who argued their client acted in self defense, said he responded to “fear and chaos.”
“After Karmelo defended himself with that knife, he ran,” defense attorney Mike Howard said in court. “He didn’t stab again. He dropped the knife. He didn’t stab anyone else.”
However, the prosecution argued that Anthony’s response to Metcalf was disproportionate.
“You don’t get to meet a shove with a stab,” First Assistant District Attorney Bill Wirskye said, according to CNN, “especially if you provoke the shove.”
The jury rejected Anthony’s arguments, and he was convicted of murder on June 9.
Following his sentencing, Anthony filed an appeal, with the help of a new defense team.
In a June 22 statement published by NBC DFW, the “Stand with Karmelo” team of six attorneys vowed to conduct an independent review of the trial record.
“We recognize the profound loss suffered by one young man’s family and the uncertainty facing another,” read the statement, “and we extend our respect to everyone whose lives have been forever changed by these events.”
“Our responsibility is to determine whether a legal error occurred,” they continued, “and to ensure that every issue supported by the record is fully and vigorously presented on appeal.”
A spokesperson for “Stand with Karmelo” did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Oxygen.