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From Fox 4: FRISCO, Texas – Frisco murder suspect Karmelo Anthony is back at home after bonded out of jail. Earlier in the day, a judge agreed to reduce his $1 million bond to $250,000.
Anthony is charged with murder for the stabbing of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a track meet earlier this month.
Anthony posted bond and was released from the Collin County jail on Monday afternoon.
He had nothing to say to reporters who asked, “How was this self-defense?”
The 17-year-old was fitted with an ankle monitor and will be on house arrest as he awaits trial.
During an argument over a seat at a track meet on April 2, Anthony pulled out a knife and stabbed another student, Austin Metcalf, in the heart. Metcalf then died in the arms of his twin brother, Hunter.
Anthony’s legal team had originally asked the judge to reduce his bond to $150,000.
Defense attorney Mike Howard asked the judge to order the ankle monitor and house arrest to “give this young man a chance to get out of jail and be with his family.”
With the bond being reduced to $250,000, reportedly, only 10% of that amount was required to be paid in order to get the teen out of jail.
More from Fox4 News:
Judge Angela Tucker of the 199th Judicial District Court said she learned of this case assignment last Monday, and the cases are assigned at random. She was only presiding over the bond reduction hearing. There will be another random selection for the judge assigned to the trial.
Frisco track meet stabbing suspect Karmelo Anthony does not address reporters as he is released from the Collin County Jail. Anthony’s bond was reduced from $1M to $250K on Monday. pic.twitter.com/0NPAmD6VtQ
— FOX 4 NEWS (@FOX4) April 14, 2025
Supporters have donated over $420,000 to a GiveSendGo account set up to aid the self-admitted killer.
According to a report by the Daily Mail, Anthony’s family “plans to use his $400,000 legal defense fund to move home and hire security after facing racist threats.”
The teen’s father, Andrew Anthony, said the GiveSendGo fund would be used for his son’s legal defense, but it would also be used “for security and to help the family move after the threats they have allegedly faced since the killing.”
Anthony is charged with murder in the deadly stabbing of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf during an altercation at a track meet earlier this month.https://t.co/y4ly52iq3v
— FOX 4 NEWS (@FOX4) April 14, 2025
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