Teen indicted in fatal stabbing of another student at a high school track meet

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A authoritative says a Texas teen accused of fatally stabbing different pupil during an altercation astatine a precocious schoolhouse way conscionable successful suburban Dallas has been indicted connected a execution charge

FRISCO, Texas -- A teen accused of fatally stabbing different pupil astatine a precocious schoolhouse way conscionable successful suburban Dallas was indicted Tuesday connected a execution charge, a authoritative said.

A expansive assemblage indicted Karmelo Anthony successful the decease of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf, Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis said. Willis said the April 2 stabbing astatine the schoolhouse stadium successful Frisco “struck a heavy nervus — present successful Collin County and beyond.” Anthony was 17 astatine the clip of the stabbing and has since turned 18.

“When thing similar this happens astatine a schoolhouse event, it shakes radical to the core,” Willis said.

Students from respective precocious schools successful the Frisco Independent School District were competing erstwhile the stabbing occurred. According to an apprehension report, a witnesser said that erstwhile Anthony sat nether the structure belonging to Metcalf's team, Metcalf told Anthony to move, and Anthony replied: “Touch maine and spot what happens."

Metcalf past touched Anthony, and Anthony said to punch him and spot what happens, the apprehension study said. A abbreviated clip later, Metcalf grabbed Anthony and Anthony stabbed him with a knife, the study said.

Afterward, Anthony told an serviceman that helium was protecting himself and that Metcalf had “put his hands connected me,” according to the report.

Anthony’s attorney, Mike Howard, said Anthony was looking guardant to his time successful court.

“We expect that erstwhile the afloat communicative is heard, the prosecution volition not beryllium capable to regularisation retired the tenable uncertainty that Karmelo Anthony whitethorn person acted successful self-defense,” Howard said.

If convicted, Anthony faces up to beingness successful prison. He was released from jailhouse and placed connected location apprehension aft his enslaved was reduced.