{"id":1629,"date":"2026-06-09T16:39:38","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T16:39:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=1629"},"modified":"2026-06-09T16:39:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T16:39:38","slug":"karmelo-anthonys-lawyer-blames-austin-metcalf-for-his-own-death-in-shocking-courtroom-argument-and-draws-outrage-from-his-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=1629","title":{"rendered":"Karmelo Anthony’s lawyer blames Austin Metcalf for his own death in shocking courtroom argument \u2014 and draws outrage from his family"},"content":{"rendered":"
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McKINNEY, Texas \u2014 Karmelo Anthony\u2019s lawyer blamed his alleged murder victim Austin Metcalf for the fatal run-in at a track and field meet in Texas last year as Anthony stuck to his long-shot self-defense argument.<\/p>\n

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Anthony, 19, is accused of stabbing Metcalf after the 17-year-old victim asked Anthony to leave his team\u2019s tent inside a Frisco stadium where their rival teams were competing on April 2, 2025.<\/p>\n

\u201cAustin Metcalf had no legal right to use force to eject Karmelo Anthony from that tent,\u201d Anthony\u2019s lawyer, Mike Howard, said during closing arguments at the Collin County trial as Anthony looked on intently.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe had the right to ask him to leave, but he didn\u2019t have any legal right to use force,\u201d Howard said, according to a report by the Daily Mail.<\/p>\n

Howard said Anthony \u201chad an absolute right to defend himself. If you wait until it\u2019s too late to defend yourself, it\u2019s meaningless.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Here\u2019s the latest on Karmelo Anthony\u2019s murder trial following the fatal stabbing of Austin Metcalf<\/h2>\n