Karmelo Anthony, identified as Black by the Guardian, was tried for the 2025 stabbing death of white high‑school student Austin Metcalf at a track meet in Frisco, Texas. The murder trial began the week of June 6, 2026, and an all‑white jury was selected for the case, according to the Guardian.

During the trial, jurors were visibly shaken when presented with graphic autopsy photos of the victim, reported by radaronline.com. Expert witnesses described the wound as "unsurvivable," and Dr. Elizabeth Ventura testified that Metcalf’s cause of death was a stab wound to the chest, ruled a homicide, also reported by radaronline.com. Anthony admitted his guilt, according to Mother Jones.

Following the announcement of Anthony’s sentence, Jerome Winston Parker was arrested on an outstanding warrant for alleged unlawful carrying of a weapon, reported by gdelt. The arrest occurred shortly after the sentence announcement, and Parker remains in custody on a $1,000 bond, according to gdelt. The charge stems from an alleged incident that took place in the courthouse parking lot during “activities related to trial proceedings” on June 6, as reported by gdelt.