He described the defendant as an “A” student with a 3.7 GPA, holding down two jobs, who was on the varsity track team at the time of the incident. When Anthony arrived at the track meet, his attorney said, it began to rain; Anthony’s school was the only one at the event without a tent that day. Howard said that Anthony initially went to the other school’s tent to have a conversation with someone he recognized, when he was suddenly asked to leave by strangers who were much larger than he was. The jury was shown several angles of surveillance video that captured the stabbing, showing the entire incident, spanning from Metcalf’s arrival at the stadium to when Anthony was taken into custody, which lasted only about 15 minutes.
Karmelo Anthony taunted Austin Metcalf before stabbing: Prosecutors | Court TV
What a strange case. Maybe he was embarrassed by not having a tent but that doesn’t explain why he took a knife to a track meet. This and Nowak case are strange because the killer in both cases was carrying a knife and set off by perceived slights.











