The attorney for Karmelo Anthony, the 17-year-old accused of murdering football star Austin Metcalf at a Texas track meet, insists he doesn’t have “any reason” to think the killing “wasn’t in self defense” — and will request the teen’s bond be lowered from $1,000,000.

Anthony was arrested by Frisco Police Department officers at the scene after he left Metcalf to die in his twin brother's arm. The 17-year-old reportedly admitted to the crime in custody. NBC DFW cited an arrest warrant to report that the 17-year-old's first words were: “I’m not alleged, I did it. I was protecting myself. He put his hands on me.”

On April 2, 2025, a confrontation at the David Kuykendall Stadium in Frisco, Texas, ended in tragedy, leaving Austin Metcalf, a 16-year-old student from Frisco Memorial High School