Frisco, Texas — Newly released footage from a police officer’s body camera and a stadium surveillance camera is giving the public a look at what unfolded in the moments after a teenage athlete fatally stabbed a fellow teen from a rival team during a high school track meet last year.
Karmelo Anthony, 19, was found guilty of murder on June 10 in connection with the death of Austin Metcalf, 17, and was handed a 35-year prison sentence. Jurors rejected Anthony’s argument that he acted in self-defense. The footage was among a collection of evidence made available by the Collin County court after the trial wrapped up.
The surveillance recording shows the track and bleacher area on a rainy day. Without warning, a figure in a gray sweatshirt appears from behind a yellow tent and sprints down the bleacher steps. The footage contains no audio.
The individual reached the bottom of the bleachers, stumbled and fell, then continued running along a fence line that divides the bleachers from the track. He briefly paused, glancing back as if someone were following him, before continuing to run.
After traveling partway around the track, an unidentified person joined him. The two stopped, spoke briefly, and then embraced. They resumed walking and were soon met by a third person. After additional conversation, Anthony made his way toward the fence, where he appeared to encounter a waiting police officer.
The officer placed Anthony in handcuffs and walked him to a patrol car. Anthony complied with the officer’s instructions before breaking down in tears.
“He put his hands on me,” Anthony said in a tearful, broken voice. “I told him not to. He put his hands on me.”
Officers then escorted Anthony to the police cruiser and placed him inside.
