Dad of Texas high schooler fatally stabbed at track meet removed from teen suspect's family press conference

A press conference featuring the parents of a Texas teenager accused of fatally stabbing another teen at a track meet was interrupted Thursday when the victim's father was escorted out by police after unexpectedly appearing at the presser.

A press conference featuring the parents of a Texas teenager accused of fatally stabbing another teen at a track meet was interrupted Thursday when the victim's father was escorted out by police after unexpectedly appearing at the presser.

Karmelo Anthony, a 17-year-old from Frisco, was arrested April 2 and charged in connection with the murder of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf. Authorities say he allegedly stabbed Metcalf in the chest after a confrontation at Kuykendall Stadium. Metcalf reportedly died in the arms of his twin brother Hunter.

Metcalf's father, Jeff Metcalf, attended Thursday's press conference in Dallas at the Next Generation Action Network (NGAN), a nonprofit organization working with Anthony’s family.

The group called the police to remove him, as NGAN founder Dominique Alexander found it “inappropriate” for Jeff Metcalf to be there. Jeff Metcalf left the conference without incident, according to NBC Dallas-Fort Worth.

Austin Metcalf.Meghan Metcalf“That was disrespectful and just shows you all the character,” Alexander said at the conference. “He was not invited. He knows that it’s inappropriate to be near this family, but he did it."

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/family-teen-accused-murder-track-meet-rcna201867

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