Teen stabber makes outrageous demand after ‘knifing football star, 17,’ who died in his twin brother’s arms
Karmelo Anthony, 17, has made an outrageous demand after he was arrested and charged with murder in the death of football star, Austin Metcalf, 17, who died in his twin brother’s arms.
Anthony’s family hired a defense attorney who has requested to lower his bond to $1 million.
His attorney, Deric Walpole spoke to local NBC affiliate, KXAS-TV, outside the Colin County Jail in McKinney Texas on Friday and revealed that Anthony is claiming self-defense in the alleged murder.
‘I know that my client said it was self-defense. I don’t have any reason to disbelieve that, but I need to develop facts, talk to people, and figure out what’s going on before I make any statements about what I think happened,’ Walpole said.
‘I don’t have any reason to think it wasn’t self-defense at this time.’
Walpole added that he only had a few hours to speak with Anthony but confirmed he’d be requesting a bond hearing next week.
As Anthony and his family grapple with the murder charges against the teen, Metcalf’s family has been left to grieve the football star’s shocking death.
The disturbing sequence of events occurred at a track and field meet at the Kuykendall Stadium in Frisco, which is in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area.
High school senior Karmelo Anthony, 17, reportedly admitted to fatally stabbing a fellow teen at a track and field meet in Frisco, Texas. His lawyer is now asking to lower his bond
Austin Metcalf, 17, died in his twin brother’s arms after he was stabbed in the heart during a track meet
The altercation between the two teens allegedly began when Metcalf told Anthony that he was sitting in the wrong team’s pop up tent.
After asking him to move, Anthony allegedly reached into his bag and threatened Metcalf, telling him ‘Touch me and see what happens,’ according to an arrest report.
