Second day of testimony in Karmelo Anthony fatal stabbing trial

Tensions were high as the second day of testimony in the murder trial of a Texas teenager accused of stabbing to death a high schooler at a track meet got underway Friday.

McKINNEY, Texas — Tensions ran high as the second day of testimony got underway Friday in the murder trial of a Karmelo Anthony, the Texas teenager accused of fatally stabbing a high schooler at a track meet.

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Three people were removed from the Collin County courthouse before morning proceedings began. A woman directed harsh words at a sheriff’s deputy, a blogger from North Carolina was removed for allegedly calling deputy a racial slur, and a third person may have been violating courthouse protocols prohibiting cell phone use and recording in the building.

Anthony, 19, who is Black, is charged with fatally stabbing Austin Metcalf, 17, who is white, in the chest in a dispute over a seat at a track meet in Frisco, Texas, April 2, 2025.