OAN Staff Sophia Flores
5:53 PM – Tuesday, July 9, 2026
Karmelo Anthony, the now 19-year-old who fatally stabbed Austin Metcalf during a Texas high school track meet in 2025, has been sentenced to over three decades behind bars.
On Tuesday, following a murder conviction by a 12-person jury, Anthony was sentenced to 35 years in prison.
He will be eligible for parole after serving half of his sentence, or 17.5 years.
The jury reached its sentencing verdict after two hours and 20 minutes of deliberation.
He faced a minimum sentence of five years and a maximum sentence of 99 years behind bars.
The sentence was read in a courtroom attended by members of the Metcalf family and Anthony’s mother.
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