The jury has spoken in one of the most closely watched trials in Texas.
On June 9, 2026, a panel returned its verdict in the case of Karmelo Anthony, charged in the stabbing death of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf.
The deliberations were quick.
Jurors reached their decision after about three hours.
Conservative writer Matt Van Swol posted the outcome on X as the courtroom learned the result.
🚨#BREAKING: A jury has found Karmelo Anthony guilty of First Degree Murder for the stabbing death of Austin Metcalf. pic.twitter.com/jlbyDcZnp1
— Matt Van Swol (@mattvanswol) June 9, 2026
Here is the verdict: jurors found Karmelo Anthony guilty of murder.
The case stretches back to April 2, 2025, when Metcalf was fatally stabbed at a stadium in the Dallas suburb of Frisco.
Anthony was 19 at the time of trial and faced a first-degree murder charge in Metcalf’s death.
The local verification comes from FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth, which tracked the trial through its live verdict coverage.
Jurors found Anthony guilty of murder after deliberating for about three hours.
FOX 4 reported that both the state and the defense had rested before the case went to the jury.
Anthony did not take the witness stand in his own defense.
After closing arguments, the jury was sequestered.
The conviction carries serious weight.
FOX 4 reported Anthony now faces a maximum sentence of five to 99 years or life in prison.
The human cost was visible in the courtroom when the verdict was read.
FOX 4 reported that Metcalf’s mother, father, and twin brother were present.
Anthony’s parents were there as well.
A family lost a 17-year-old at a high school track meet, a place that should have been about competition and not grief.
The verdict does not undo that.
It does deliver the accountability that this case demanded.
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