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(NewsNation) — Texas teen Karmelo Anthony, who is accused of stabbing Austin Metcalf astatine a precocious schoolhouse way meet, has been indicted connected first-degree execution charges by a expansive jury, the Collin County territory attorney announced Tuesday.
The fatal stabbing occurred during a way conscionable astatine a Frisco precocious school, shocking the assemblage and drafting wide attention to the case.
"Earlier this spring, our assemblage was shaken by what happened astatine a schoolhouse way conscionable successful Frisco — the convulsive nonaccomplishment of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf," Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis said successful a statement. "Today, I summarized that evidence, and I asked the Grand Jury to instrumentality a archetypal grade execution indictment against Karmelo Anthony — which they did."
Willis said his bureau has been presenting evidence to the expansive assemblage for weeks. The lawsuit present moves formally into the tribunal system, with the proceedings docket to beryllium acceptable by the court.
"The justness strategy works champion erstwhile it moves with steadiness and with principle," Willis said. "That's what we're committed to. And that's precisely what this lawsuit deserves."
Jeff Metcalf, Austin's father, said helium was pleased with the indictment:
"With the archetypal grade execution indictment, it present goes into the tribunal system. I afloat judge that justness volition beryllium served for Austin Metcalf. I look guardant to the forthcoming trial. But it volition ne'er bring my lad back."
Jeff Metcalf, Austin metcalf's fatherUnder Texas law, 17-year-olds similar Anthony are considered adults successful the transgression justness system. First-degree execution is simply a first-degree felony that carries a punishment scope of 5 to 99 years oregon beingness successful situation positive an optional good not exceeding $10,000.
Willis emphasized Anthony is presumed guiltless until proven blameworthy successful court.
Karmelo Anthony’s typical says household claims his innocence
Anthony's household representative, Dominique Alexander, said antecedently that Anthony's household believes their son is innocent, and they mean to basal by him arsenic helium plans to contiguous a self-defense claim.
When helium was arrested, Anthony asked officers if his actions could beryllium considered self-defense, authorities said. Under Texas law, weapons are permitted connected schoolhouse grounds.
Alexander acknowledged that the origin of Anthony’s possessing the weapon would beryllium “answered successful a tribunal of instrumentality and jury.”
What is Karmelo Anthony accused of?
Back connected April 2, constabulary accidental Anthony and Metcalf were astatine a way conscionable erstwhile Metcalf told Anthony helium needed to get retired from nether the team’s tent.
The constabulary study states that Metcalf past grabbed Anthony and told him to move. Anthony allegedly pulled retired a knife, stabbed Metcalf erstwhile successful the thorax and ran. Metcalf allegedly died successful his duplicate brother’s arms.
“He was a person of men. Voted squad MVP this play and carried a 4.0 GPA. We volition each retrieve him for the mode helium impacted others’ lives. I emotion you forever, son. It’s not goodbye, it’s spot you later,” Jeff Metcalf said.
NewsNation's Rob Taub contributed to this report.
